Terming the move by US President Donald Trump to impose 25 per cent tariffs on India on as a "setback for the country", Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "should not be scared" and "this is blackmail by the United States".
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday that Donald Trump imposing a 25 per cent tariff on India is a major setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the country and that the US President cannot decide from where New Delhi will buy oil.
Mocking Congress, Shah stated that the party had no right to question the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about terrorism, blaming Congress's votebank and appeasement politics as the reason for the spread of terrorism in the country.
"Donald Trump has ditched this country... Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to the US to campaign for him and what did we get in return? It is a huge tragedy in this country... The government of India should stand up to such nonsense... Donald Trump is questioning the sovereignty of India by
In a post on X, the Congress party stated, "Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on India, along with a penalty. The country is paying the price for Narendra Modi's 'friendship.'"
Minutes after Donald Trump announced that India will have to pay, starting August 1, a 25 per cent tariff including an additional penalty for buying energy and arms from Russia, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh hit out at the government, saying all the praise by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Speaking on the occasion, Industries Minister Balvantsinh Rajput stated that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has emerged as the world's fourth-largest power.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rajya Sabha for not speaking about US President Donald Trump's claims on the Pahalgam terror attack.
These relics, believed to be associated with Lord Buddha himself, had been displayed abroad and appeared in an international auction earlier this year.
He was replying to a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha on Tuesday that no leader in the world told India to stop Operation Sindoor, carried out by the Indian Armed Forces to retaliate against the Pahalgam terror attack.