Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday said India cannot be a "mute spectator" after US President Donald Trump's repeated tariff threats on countries, including India, "destroys" the multilateral trading system established by the World Trade Organisation.
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday slammed the government over its statement in Parliament on 25 per tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods, saying Commerce Minister "made a non-statement" and engaged in "totally misplaced self-congratulation".
The Asian Games medalist, now a JioStar expert ahead of the PKL season 12, spoke during a media interaction featuring team coaches BC Ramesh (Bengaluru Bulls), Manpreet Singh (Haryana Steelers).
"President Trump criticises India strongly. He imposes penalties on India for trading with Russia. He sanctions Indian companies for trading with Iran," Ramesh, Congress (General Secretary) incharge of Communications, posted on X.
A total of 7 people were accused, including former MP Sadhvi Pragya, Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhankar Dhar Dwivedi (Shankaracharya) and Sameer Kulkarni.
"Six people were killed, and over a hundred others were seriously injured. I believe that the trial which has happened, is not only of the accused but of the victims too because they had to show their wounds in the court. 103 people came as victim witnesses in Bombay, 300 kilometres away
"Prime Minister Modi once spoke of the TOP (Tomato, Onion, Potato) challenge in prices. Now India has to contend with the political challenge arising out of CAP (China, America, Pakistan). He invested very heavily in his personal friendship with President Trump, as he had done earlier with P
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.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday hit out at External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar over the latter's remarks on the Indus Waters Treaty and said that it was atrocious to call the Indus Waters Treaty communal appeasement by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Ne
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
"I have spent 41 years in the Foreign Service, only been the longest-serving Ambassador, but there are 'China Gurus'. One of them is the member sitting in front of me."