A retired banker in Delhi, a man who had once been the gatekeeper of other people's money, was held hostage without chains, without a cell. His phone was his pr |
A retired banker in Delhi, a man who had once been the gatekeeper of other people's money, was held hostage without chains, without a cell. His phone was his pr |
When US President Donald Trump imposed crushing 50% tariffs on Indian goods and demanded India halt Russian oil purchases, he expected quick capitulation. Instead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ignored four consecutive presidential phone calls and headed to China for warm meetings with Russias Vladimir Putin and Chinas Xi Jinping. This episode of Straight Talk explores how Indias principled defiance of American economic coercion has offered a new template for middle power diplomacy, demonstrating to the Global South that dignified resistance to superpower bullying is still possible. |