India has started to retaliate against the United States! After Trump imposed a 25% tariff on India, India made two strong moves against the United States. On August 8, foreign media reported that, due to the US's tariffs, India suspended its plan to purchase US weapons, including P-8I aircraft, Stryker vehicles, and Javelin missiles. At the same time, India's defense minister canceled his visit to the United States. India had originally planned to announce the signing of relevant defense agreements with the United States during the visit.
Evidently, in response to the US tariffs, India has canceled its plan to purchase weapons from the US. Its second move is to cancel the defense minister's visit to the US. What is the purpose of India's actions? It clearly tells the US that it is not happy with the way the US treats India. If the US takes a hard line with India, then the cooperation the US hopes to get from India can be completely ignored by India. It must be said that now India is clearly taking a hard line against the US.
In fact, from India's perspective, India has always been able to play both sides in the international community. The pressure from the US, which forces India to take sides, is an unusual situation for India. To improve its own situation, India must demonstrate its value. By suspending defense cooperation with the US, India is actually telling the US that other forms of cooperation, such as cooperation within the US Indo-Pacific framework, can also be canceled. Obviously, the US and India are now at odds. However, whether the US will be affected by India's tactics or be further provoked to take a harder stance against India, we are completely unsure. But there is no doubt that this is a signal that India is preparing to respond strongly to the US.
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