India, April 26 -- The "hellhole" insult directed at India, in a post by an American conservative that US President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social last week and then half-retracted through his embassy in New Delhi 24 hours later (or perhaps the embassy did this on its own), was not an isolated lapse in style or judgement by Trump. To be sure, it was the latest beat in a remarkably consistent rhythm that Trump has adopted for a year now. Since April 2025, Trump or his White House has delivered roughly one major slight to India every five or six weeks: Tariffs as punishment; repeated Indo-Pak mediation claims that New Delhi had to publicly deny; friendship with Pakistan's army chief whose anti-India posture is well-documented; the "dea...