US EditionModi Defiant as Trump Steps up Pressure on India’s Russia Oil Purchases
Shashi Tharoor refutes claims by Rahul Gandhi endorsing Trump's 25% tariffs and 'dead economy' remark, highlighting a split within Congress over India's economic status.
- On August 1, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on Indian exports effective August 1, and Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said `I'm glad that President Trump has stated a fact`.
- Angered by New Delhi's continued Russian oil imports, Trump warned of additional penalties as India has ramped Russian crude buys to about one-third of its imports, making it a top seaborne buyer.
- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor sharply rejected the assessment, calling it very `serious` and warning it would `destroy` India–US trade, while Former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the tariff is a `big blow`.
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal told Parliament India remains the fastest-growing major economy and is reviewing US tariff implications, while India expects US trade negotiators to visit toward the end of the month.
- Relations have slid to their lowest point in decades, with one of the United States' most important strategic partnerships in crisis and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting China on August 31 to stabilize India-China relations.
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Modi defiant as Trump steps up pressure on India’s Russia oil purchases
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If we look at the statements of Congress MPs Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor and Rajiv Shukla, they are completely opposite to Rahul Gandhi's statement. While Rahul Gandhi is supporting Trump's claim, Tharoor, Manish Tewari and Rajiv Shukla have a different line.
Not the case: Shashi Tharoor differs with Rahul Gandhi's stance on Trump remarks
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor rejected US President Donald Trump's remark calling India a "dead economy," apparently countering fellow Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who had supported the statement a day earlier.
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