USA, Sept. 3 -- In a pointed rebuke amid escalating global tensions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched a sharp verbal offensive against India, China, and Russia, branding them "bad actors" for allegedly enabling Moscow's war in Ukraine. His remarks, made in an interview with Fox News on Monday, further strain already fragile ties, especially with New Delhi, as both countries grapple with growing disagreements over energy trade and tariffs.

Bessent also dismissed the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in Tianjin, China, calling it "largely performative" and downplaying its geopolitical significance despite high-profile optics involving Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Put...