India, Aug. 1 -- There's something about Donald Trump's outbursts against India, which even benchmarked by his own standards, feel more unhinged than usual. Particularly revealing is the so-called threat of penalty against India for purchasing oil from Russia, as if India were a recalcitrant schoolkid and the American President our class monitor.

There is zero ideology at play here.

Until a few months ago, Trump called Vladimir Putin smart and a friend. He thought nothing of shouting, as cameras captured it all, at Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's President, inside the Oval Office. And let's not forget that in his first election, his political opponents accused his campaign of being influenced by Russia. Trump has been dreaming of a rare e...