Why India and The USA are Splitting Apart

History of Everything

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.8 • 691 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In the past 25 years, India and the United States have become closer than ever before, building strong economic and strategic ties. Their partnership has rested on shared values and shared interests: they are the two largest democracies in the world, home to vast multicultural populations, and both have been concerned about the rise of India’s northern neighbor, China. But in the past four months, that carefully cultivated relationship has abruptly gone off the rails. The return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House threatens to undo the achievements of a quarter century. Travel with me to thailand https://trovatrip.com/trip/asia/thailand/thailand-with-steven-bell-jan-2026 Support me on Patreon for extra content. https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi For sources: Make sure to check out my Patreon, I will be posting all sources there for future videos for the public BUY MY COFFEE IT’S DELICIOUS https://tablowroastingco.com/products/stakuyi-lewis-dark Subscribe to my channels and let me know what more you would like to see. We organize games through discord: https://discord.gg/BJsRA6UpXx Twitch https://twitch.tv/stakuyi Podcast: https://historyofeverythingpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.6	Welcome to From Beneath the Hollywood Sign.
0:07.0	If you love old movies, Hollywood history, or the golden age of filmmaking, you've come to the right place.
0:11.9	This is the podcast that talks about amazing stories of Tinseltown from another era and fascinating conversations with writer-producer Steve Kubine and actress writer Nan McNamara.
0:21.2	So Steve, did Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes have a good relationship?
0:25.7	Well, they did until he dislocated her jaw.
0:28.3	What?
0:28.8	Well, don't worry. She hit him back with an ashtray.
0:30.9	From beneath the Hollywood sign is the gin joint for you.
0:35.6	Things between the United States and India are getting complicated and quite tense.
0:39.9	Around three months ago, driving around New Delhi, you'd have seen billboards welcoming
0:43.4	U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and advertising for a new Trump property in the suburbs.
0:48.8	According to a spring 2025, India was one of the few countries globally where U.S. favorability remained positive
0:56.6	and was one of only five countries where a majority of respondents had confidence in U.S. President
1:01.4	Donald Trump. I need to specify right now here from the beginning. I am not saying whether or not
1:05.3	this is actually a good or bad thing. This is just something that is done with research polls.
1:10.3	But then, in July of 2025,
1:12.4	President Trump would go and announce a 25% tariff on Indian exports, citing India's continued purchase
1:18.0	of Russian oil and arms, high tariffs on U.S. goods, and non-tariff trade barriers. However,
1:23.7	the latest twist in an issue that India thought that it had already resolved was
1:29.0	the announcement of an additional 25% tariff on Indian imports last week, making it a hefty 50%
1:36.4	penalty if India continues its trade with Russia, which honestly could have a massive effect.
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