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India is not a US ally ... or is it?

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

India is not a US ally ... or is it?

If the United States and India were to ever make it Facebook official, their status would be: "It's Complicated." These two global behemoths may seem like close allies, especially judging by the warm welcome President Biden gave Prime Minister Modi during his White House visit in June, but in reality, they are anything but best friends.

Nuclear weapons could be used; Russia's war gets more dangerous

Nuclear weapons could be used; Russia's war gets more dangerous

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: I have to talk about Russia. There's Brazil, there's United Kingdom, there's Iran, but Russia is the biggest story, and it's because we've just seen the worst week in the war in terms of escalation and danger since the initial invasion on February 24, 2022. President Putin's closest remaining friends on the global stage - the Indian prime minister, the Chinese president, the Kazakh president - all told him directly, "the war is a horrible idea. Please end this as soon as possible." Putin does exactly the opposite and escalates, calling up a minimum of 300,000 additional troops in a mobilization, something he had been dragging his feet on and avoiding because he knew how unpopular it would be in Russia.