President Donald Trump has jeopardised decades of American efforts to bring India away from Russia and China, his former aide John Bolton has said, pointing to the hefty tariffs that the US has imposed on India for buying Russian oil.

In a desperate bid to arrest the rapid erosion of US imperialism’s global economic and geopolitical power, Trump is threatening, bullying and attacking Washington’s ostensible allies, no less than those it has long identified as its strategic adversaries.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he could announce further tariffs on China similar to the 25% duties announced earlier on India over its purchases of Russian oil, depending on what happens.