US EditionTrump’s Warm Embrace of India Turns Cold
INDIA, AUG 1 – Deve Gowda called Trump's remark uninformed and highlighted India’s rapid economic growth and government efforts protecting key sectors amid rising trade tensions.
- On July 30, President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on India and described its economy as "dead".
- It began when Donald Trump described India’s trade barriers as 'most strenuous and obnoxious' on July 30, and the 25% tariffs took effect Friday amid stalled talks.
- Shock, dismay and angst swept across India as citizens and businesses digested Trump’s 'dead economy' remark earlier this week.
- In a statement on Friday, Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda warned against Opposition leaders who have become Trump’s 'deluded spokespersons' after being surprised by his 'baseless and ill-tempered remarks.'
- India’s economy is nearly 12 times its 1995 size, contributing almost 16% of global growth, according to data presented to Parliament.
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Trump’s Warm Embrace of India Turns Cold
“In just a matter of months, President Trump has gone from praising India as a major strategic partner to saying he wouldn’t care if its economy implodes,” the Wall Street Journal reports.“The Trump administration still values the U.S.-India partnership, officials say. But ties between W
If US President Donald Trump had talked about dead economy in reference to the economies of Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Egypt, then to some extent there would have been some truth in it, but by calling the economy of India, which is the fourth largest economy in the world and has reached the third position in a few years, dead, Trump has made a fool of himself.
Colorado Springs Gazette
India aghast at Donald Trump’s ‘dead’ economy jibe, 25% tariffs
Shock, dismay and angst swept across India as businesses, policymakers and citizens digested U.S. President Donald Trump’s sharp remarks and a surprise 25% tariff rate earlier this week.
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