The Diplomatic Defiance: Modi, Xi, and Putin’s Stand Against US Tariffs

A powerful act of diplomatic defiance has taken center stage in global politics. The leaders of India, China, and Russia used the SCO summit to present a united front against the US administration’s tariff policies, a move that has been interpreted as the beginning of a “new world order.”
American analyst Van Jones emphasized the significance of this stand, calling the summit a “historically big deal.” He argued that the camaraderie between Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin is a calculated message to Washington that its economic pressure will be met with collective resistance.
The image of the three leaders together, without a US presence, has been called a “dagger pointed at the heart of the West.” It symbolizes a growing desire among major powers to create a global system that is not subject to the whims of American domestic politics and economic strategy.
Jones warned that this has left the US strategically vulnerable and “in a box.” He explained that the country has been maneuvered onto the “bad side of the triangle,” where it now faces a coalition of powerful nations. This new dynamic, where “it’s everybody against us,” is a perilous one for the United States.