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I won't go if you don't come, Modi is head-on to fight Trump.
On September 6, 2025, according to the Hindustan Times, Prime Minister Modi will not attend the UN General Assembly held in New York on September 9. Modi did not give an explanation, but instead, Foreign Minister Su Jaisen attended the general meeting at the United Nations on his behalf, and spoke on behalf of India at the high-level general debate from September 23 to September 29. Regarding such a change, the outside world believes that this is actually Modi's clear expression of dissatisfaction with Trump. After all, on August 27, Trump increased tariffs on India by 50%, which hurt India very much and made India feel humiliated. What's more serious is that the Quadrilateral Security Talks mechanism will be held this fall, President Trump has made a direct statement because Modi is unwilling to surrender and India is unwilling to make concessions. I will not participate in this security talks because India is an unreliable partner.
This has added fuel to the fire, leaving Modi completely disfigured and under various pressures from home and abroad. Now that Modi is about to take revenge on Trump, the 80th United Nations General Assembly held in New York was originally the best opportunity for India to show off. Thinking about the past, Modi was like a little bee, shuttled between the political leaders of various countries, showing off his limelight, and let India shine on the international stage. However, Modi was able to resist the impulse in his heart, not go to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, and let Foreign Minister Su Jaisheng conduct high-level debates on his behalf. This itself shows that Modi's resentment towards Trump has risen to the highest point.
Today we will analyze why Modi did not attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York?
First point, although New York is the United Nations station, it is the territory of the United States. If political parties in various countries want to go to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, they must obtain a visa from the US government. Although it is a general government visa or a government visa is fine, think about it in recent years, when Russia attended the United Nations at the United Nations, the visa issue was repeatedly manipulated by the US government, which made it very embarrassing. So once Modi said, I also want to go to the United Nations to attend the General Assembly, Trump would disgust Modi. He would either ask him to reduce his entourage or withhold his entourage visa. If such a thing happens, what should you do if Modi asked? People are under the roof, and they have to bow their heads. Modi simply stops going. You can do whatever you want. This is because Modi has recognized the virtues of the US government and is not willing to go there or cause trouble for himself.
The second point is that the original schedule was in the high-level debate of the United Nations. Brazil first spoke, followed by the United States, and then Modi. When the tariff issue between the two countries has not been agreed, what should Trump and Modi talk about? There must be tension between the two sides, so it is also for the sake of room for easing the negotiations between the two sides. If there is no progress in tariff negotiations, it is best if the king is not against the king. I think this is also a negotiation strategy to avoid the complete breakdown of the relationship between the two countries because Trump speaks unrestrainedly in public. Therefore, Modi has made good efforts.
Last point, how can India break the deadlock now and how to find its true diplomatic status on the international stage, this is actually a question that Modi needs to rethink. In the past ten years, Modi has been sought after by the West, and has made India rare in the sky and nowhere on the earth. However, after the tariff storm, Modi is very clear that the reason why the West likes India is because India has the value of being a chess piece. Now Trump does not need India anymore, which means that India is not worthy of becoming a chess piece on the US global chessboard at all, but will only become a abandoned piece. Think about the mechanism of the four-party security talks, which was pulled by the United States itself, but Trump said he would not participate if he did not participate, which made Modi feel cold. Now Modi does not attend the United Nations General Assembly and does not conduct high-level debates. He also wants to give himself time to be alone, calm down, and think carefully about what path India should take between the East and the West.
