Why Trump Hasn't 'Lost' India to China

Speculation that India is gravitating toward China's orbit is overblown, analysts say. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to China—his first in seven years—came amid Indian frustration over President Donald Trump's move to raise tariffs on Indian goods to 50 percent in response to India's continued purchases of Russian oil.

The move angered New Delhi, especially since China, Russia's top oil buyer, faced no such penalty.

Images of Modi engaging with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin fueled talk of a realignment. Xi reportedly told Modi it was vital the "dragon and the elephant" be friends and good neighbors, according to Chinese media.

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