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Rise Of The Middle Powers: Modi and India’s Leverage Play. Thursday’s Edition

Four leaders building faster than Trump destroys. Series 18 #4

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Way Yuhl
Feb 26, 2026
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No leader has moved faster to turn Trump’s tariff chaos into bilateral leverage for his own country than Narendra Modi. He plays every side. He signs with Europe, then uses Europe to force better terms from America. He buys Russian oil until Washington pays him to stop buying it. Every deal India closes becomes a bargaining chip for the next one.

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