Europe Vs India: Who tackled Trump better & What it says about India's 'strategic autonomy' push

Donald Trump hasn’t fired a shot or started a war but he has something just as powerful: tariffs. And when he threatens them, the world reacts. The twist? Not every country reacts the same way. India pushed back, calling Trump’s bluff with calm defiance. Europe, on the other hand, chose compromise, signing what many called a “least-worst” deal. So why the difference? To find out, we asked the same five big questions to two people - Arun K. Singh, former Indian Ambassador to the U.S., and Josef Janning, Senior EU Policy Expert. Their answers reveal not only how India and Europe dealt with Trump’s tariff threats, but also what these strategies say about their vulnerabilities for the future. Same questions. Different answers. One contradiction that explains how nations navigate Trump’s unpredictable trade wars.