Sullivan: Trump’s Tariffs on India are Damaging US Relations and Pushing India Towards China

Jake Sullivan, the former U.S. National Security Advisor, has criticized the Trump administration’s trade policies targeting India. He argued that the tariffs imposed are inadvertently driving U.S. allies toward China. Sullivan believes that this ‘trade offensive’ is undermining the efforts made to strengthen the relationship between India and Washington. He mentioned on the Bulwark podcast, the trade actions have negatively impacted the U.S.’s global reputation. He exemplified this with India’s changing stance, where it is exploring options to collaborate with China to mitigate the impact of U.S. policies. He also pointed out that the trade actions have led to India’s strategic autonomy.