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Hermann Goering, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribentrop, and Wilhelm Keitel at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-46.
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Hard Numbers: 80 years since the Nuremberg trials, Gazan ceasefire holds despite strikes, US and India inch closer to detente, Epstein files out before Christmas

​US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, on February 13, 2025.
Analysis

Is a US-India détente near?

After months of tensions between the world’s richest country and the world’s most populous one, it appears that the United States and India are on the verge of making a trade deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and then-Indian ambassador to Russia Pankaj Saran at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on April 20, 2016.
Analysis

The Kremlin’s piece in the India-China puzzle: Q+A with Pankaj Saran

Amid US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, GZERO spoke to former Indian Ambassador to Russia Pankaj Saran to better understand why India’s relationship with Russia is so crucial to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

​Activists burn an effigy of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Kolkata, India, on August 1, 2025.
Analysis

Why is India rebuffing Trump over Russian oil?

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump upped the ante further, announcing he would double India’s tariff rate to 50% later this month. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has so far refused to back down.

​Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then-US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting at Hyderabad House in Delhi, India, on Feb. 25, 2020.
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India hopes Trump will lean its way

The US election of Donald Trump may have troubling implications for Canada’s hostile relationship with India since the Canadians appear to have been relying on Washington to manage the situation.

Canada's fight with India over Sikh assassination heats up again
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Canada's fight with India over Sikh assassination heats up again

What is the role of the United Nations in the Israel-Gaza war? Why did Canada expel Indian diplomats? How important is Elon Musk in the US election? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

How the Supreme Court immunity ruling changes presidential power
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How the Supreme Court immunity ruling changes presidential power

What does the Supreme Court's immunity decision mean for Trump and the future of presidential power? With the far-right surging in the French elections, what would a caretaker government in France mean for Europe? Does the West have any concerns with Modi's upcoming visit to Russia? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Is Modi's India a friend or foe to the US?
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Is Modi's India a friend or foe to the US?

What is an ally? How is it different from a strategic partner? At what point does a shared interest between two nations bloom into a full-fledged alliance? Those questions are at the heart of the DC-Delhi relationship.

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.

Ian Explains: Is India a US ally? It's complicated
Ian Explains

Ian Explains: Is India a US ally? It's complicated

Whose side is India on? Well, it's complicated. Based on the plushest of red carpets that President Biden rolled out for the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his White House visit in June, one might think the two were the closest of allies. But India has a long history of what it used to call "strategic non-alignment" and now refers to as "multilateralism."