Harsh V Pant: Trump administration moves to hold talks with Russia without the presence of Ukraine or Europe. He says it’s a spectacular shift in Washington, and Europe is left scrambling for a response. Pant: For the US, the centre of gravity of global politics has been gradually shifting to the Indo-Pacific, and Trump’s policies are perhaps the most dramatic manifestation of this understanding. He adds that Europe has been very slow in responding to these changing realities. Now, the task before its leaders is to ensure that their ability to shape the US-Europe partnership remains in place to some extent, Pant says. The blunt rhetoric emanating from Washington has left European leaders uncertain about the future of transatlantic relations, he adds. The author is the Vice President for Studies at the New Delhi Research Foundation (NDRF) and a Fellow of the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) The NDRF is a non-profit organisation based in New Delhi, India, with offices across the world.
