to the embarrassment of Mr. Modi’s extended hand, piled troops on the Indian border. a strategy of avoiding public confrontation with U.S. officials as much possible, while also jumping at any opportunity to improve relations with Mr. Trump to help weather the storm.

 As he seeks to stop the rapid erosion of ties with Washington, officials and analysts say, Mr. Modi has now adopted a strategy of avoiding public confrontation with U.S. officials as much possible, while also jumping at any opportunity to improve relations with Mr. Trump to help weather the storm.

It is a difficult task, as Mr. Modi has appeared friendless in Washington in recent months. But it is a strategy not very different from how Mr. Modi responded to aggression from China’s president, Xi Jinping, a few years ago when Beijing, to the embarrassment of Mr. Modi’s extended hand, piled troops on the Indian border.

官員和分析人士表示，為了阻止與華盛頓關係的迅速惡化，莫迪目前採取的策略是盡可能避免與美國官員公開對抗，同時抓住一切機會改善與川普的關係，以渡過難關。

這是一項艱鉅的任務，因為近幾個月來，莫迪在華盛頓似乎沒有朋友。但這與幾年前莫迪應對中國國家主席習近平挑釁的策略並無太大差異。當時，北京在印度邊境增兵，令莫迪尷尬不已。