Trump-Modi rift threatens global stability with China in mind

Deal-driven U.S. diplomacy deepens fissures between Quad members

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi points during a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Feb. 13. © Reuters

HIROYUKI AKITA

TOKYO -- Few could have predicted the recent developments that have plunged the once-vaunted friendship between U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi into sudden and serious conflict.

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