India Faces Multi-Front Geopolitical Pressures: Arunachal Standoff, Mecca Pact Threat, and US Trade Squeeze

India is playing hardball with Beijing just weeks before hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The Ministry of External Affairs warned on August 12 that the state of border affairs will "reflect on the state of our larger bilateral ties" — a pointed signal ahead of what should be a diplomatic showcase for India's rotating BRICS chairmanship. This came after reports of...