Evan Feigenbaum: Can India Ever Trust America Again?

August 20, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war on India and harsh rhetoric have pushed India–US ties into free fall. From slapping 25% tariffs for Russian oil to calling India’s economy “dead,” Washington’s attacks have shaken trust in the relationship built over 25 years.

Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Evan A. Feigenbaum joins Nidhi Razdan for the FIRST TIME on this topic to explain:

•⁠ ⁠Why Trump is “tanking 25 years” of India–US relations

•⁠ ⁠The hypocrisy of America’s own trade with Russia

•⁠ ⁠Whether tariffs can be resolved, or if trust is gone for good

•⁠ ⁠The future of India–US ties, the Quad, and BRICS Can India still see America as a strategic ally?

Evan Feigenbaum, a former diplomat, has been an advisor to two American Secretaries of State, a former Treasury Secretary, the CEOs and boards of leading companies, and investment funds in all asset classes. He has negotiated with dictators and ex-guerillas, written a book on China as a high-tech superpower, and worked with and in countries from China to India, Australia to Kazakhstan. He is vice president for studies of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the world’s oldest international affairs think tank. To host him for a speaking opportunity, contact WWSG.