Geopolitical Economy Report US attacks blow back, uniting China, India, Russia, Iran; encouraging dedollarization
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Sep 2, 2025 The podcast explores how U.S. aggression has unintentionally united China, India, and Russia, fostering deeper ties at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. Discussion highlights India's shift closer to China post-Trump's tariffs, changing global dynamics. It also addresses the emerging multipolar world, the push for dedollarization, and the rise of Global South organizations like BRICS. The analysis points out the challenges to U.S. dominance in international finance, emphasizing the need for UN reform and cooperation among member nations.
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Economic Weight Behind Eurasian Unity
- Combined, China, India, and Russia represent roughly one-third of global GDP (PPP) and are fast-growing engines.
- Their economic weight makes Eurasian cooperation geopolitically consequential.
Divide‑and‑Rule Strategy Is Failing
- US long used divide-and-rule to keep Eurasia fragmented, courting India as a counter to China.
- Norton argues that strategy is failing as India seeks strategic autonomy rather than being a US pawn.
Bipartisan US Outreach To Modi
- Norton recalls bipartisan US courting of Modi from Obama through Biden to build India as an anti‑China partner.
- He contrasts that with Trump's later trade offensive that strained relations and pushed India to hedge.