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Kanishka Raj Singh is a journalist based in India. He covers various topics on international trade, business and global politics. He has written media reports on issues including the Iran nuclear deal, recent U.S.-Russia tensions, the China-U.S. trade dispute over tariffs, U.S. drone attacks, the Syrian conflict, and Brexit negotiations.
India finds itself in a precarious situation. On one hand, Delhi does not want to antagonize the United States, with which it has developed a strong relationship over the past two decades. On the other hand, India has had a long-standing generally positive relationship with Iran that it is keen to maintain and in fact build upon. This essay examines the economic, domestic political, and international challenges that the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” approach poses for India.
