# How Trump Is Testing India’s US-Russia Balancing Act

https://mins.news/en/item/38128

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-31 04:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/modi-putin-meeting-how-trump-tariffs-test-india-s-russia-ties?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a94fc562732d8000164684f

> Prime Minister Narendra Modi has long tried to balance India’s relationships with Russia and the US under a broader strategy of strategic autonomy. Keeping that equilibrium has become more difficult since Donald Trump returned to the White House.

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