India, May 27 -- New Delhi's carefully cultivated policy of balancing competing powers is facing unprecedented stress. The larger question is whether India's current approach is adequate for a world where power politics is being rewritten in real time

Speaking on the anniversary of the nuclear tests conducted in defiance of US warnings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "India will not bow down to anyone", heralding the successful execution of its strategic autonomy, though its evolution has seen more downs than ups, especially during the turbulent Trumpian era. Punitive tariffs and multiple sanctions, along with waivers on Russian military platforms, Russian oil, and Chabahar Port, have taken their toll. During the recent BRICS Foreign...