After the high-profile display of camaraderie between Prime Minister Modi, President Putin, and President Xi at the SCO Summit in Tianjin, the United States appeared to respond with a public charm offensive. Hours after the Modi-Putin-Xi meeting and amid ongoing tensions over tariffs and India’s Russian oil imports, the U.S. Embassy in India released a statement vowing to take bilateral ties “to new heights,” spotlighting innovation, defense, entrepreneurship, and the deep friendship between the two nations.