Just like the grand Urdu expression, Ulfat-e-Sitam, Donald Trump's affection for his "dear friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been dipped, marinated, and slow-cooked in betrayal.
For years, the world got front-row seats to the "Howdy, Modi" - "Namaste Trump" Broadway act. Matching hugs, synced handshakes, choreographed warmth - geopolitical bromance with stadium lighting and Bollywood background score.
If geopolitics had a toxic situationship status, Modi and Trump would be sitting right at the top of the list.
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Trump’s tantrum-laden 35-minute call with PM Modi weeks after Operation Sindoor - preceded by a solo ceasefire announcement nobody in the South Block asked for - wasn’t exactly yaari.
Then came his fantasy peace brokerage between Delhi and Islamabad, followed by that casual attempt to seat Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir and PM Modi on the same stage in Washington, DC after the G7 Summit in Canada.
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