The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday declined to comment on US President Donald Trump's latest remarks in which he mentioned India, Russia and China.
USISPF President Mukesh Aghi told ANI that secondary US tariffs on India are "uncalled for" and risk damaging decades of ties. He said India has reacted maturely to President Trump's posts, and despite trade tensions, US CEOs remain confident in India's growth and continue their investments.
US President Donald Trump, during a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 17, sought his support for the Nobel Peace Prize nomination, on the grounds of ending India-Pakistan hostilities -- to which PM Modi refused.
Former Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna said India must maintain strategic autonomy amid global pressures, including US criticism of its Russian oil purchases. He urged not to react to every Washington comment, highlighting challenges in India-US ties while asserting India's rights to make
Swarup, who also served as the official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs during his stint, was commenting on the remarks made by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro.
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has called the Trump administration's move to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods "wrong and unjustified".
The relationship between the United States and India has always demanded more than diplomacy. It requires vision, trust, and the ability to bridge two great democracies at moments of global inflection. That is why the nomination of Sergio Gor as U.S. Ambassador to India and Special Envoy
The minister also argued that the tariff issue was being wrongly presented as an "oil dispute." He noted that the same criticism levelled at India for purchasing Russian energy had not been applied to larger importers, such as China and European nations.
Noting that India has done the "right thing" by not caving in to the Trump administration's pressure in trade talks to provide more access to the country's agriculture and dairy sectors, former diplomat Vikas Swarup has said "the US called India a 'Tariff King' but now the 'Tariff King' i
Former diplomat Vikas Swarup has described the United States' current relationship with Pakistan as a short-term, tactical arrangement driven largely by financial interests, while stressing that US-India ties remain strategic in nature.
Former diplomat Vikas Swarup on Wednesday warned that the US is making a "strategic mistake" by strengthening ties with Pakistan, a country closely aligned with China, a strategic competitor of the US.
There are three reasons US President Donald Trump has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods including his "being miffed that India has not acknowledged his role" in cessation of hostilities with Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, former diplomat Vikas Swarup has said, noting that