NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief and previous house minister P Chidambaram slammed the Centre after US President Donald Trump introduced a 25% tariff on imports from India, pronouncing that ‘Dosti’ is not any change for international relations and painstaking negotiations.Taking a dig at Top Minister Narendra Modi’s bold pitch combining ‘Make India Nice Once more’ (MIGA) with Trump’s ‘Make The us Nice Once more’ (MAGA) to shape a so-called ‘MEGA’ partnership, Chidambaram wondered, “What took place to MIGA + MAGA = MEGA?”In a submit on X, Chidambaram mentioned, “The 25 in step with cent tariff on all Indian exports to america PLUS penalty for getting Russian oil is a large blow to India’s business with the U.S. ‘Dosti’ is not any change for international relations and painstaking negotiations The tariff imposed by means of the U.S. is a transparent violation of the WTO regulations What took place to MIGA + MAGA = MEGA?”
‘Tareef hello tareef mein tariff lag gaya’
Trump’s 25percenttariff announcement has stirred the row in India. Congress took a large ‘blackmail’ rate on america over the tariff, pronouncing “tareef hello tareef mein tariff lag gaya.”Congress MP Jairam Ramesh wondered over India-US friendship and reiterated his ‘Operation Sindoor’ jab. “This can be a massive setback to PM Modi and India…Taareef hello tareef mein tariff lag gaya…There have been no positive factors from Hi there Modi and Namaste Trump… President Trump has mentioned 30 occasions that he halted Operation Sindoor. So what did we get from this (India-US) friendship? The rustic continues to be wondering why Operation Sindoor used to be all of sudden stopped. This can be a massive setback for our nation, our financial system and the PM. The PM must now not be scared. That is blackmail by means of the USA…This can be a time of hassle for us. This may increasingly have an effect on our engineering, prescription drugs, and industry industries. This can be a massive problem sooner than us. We used to assume there have been two large demanding situations sooner than us – Pakistan and China, however the USA has emerged because the 3rd large hassle,” the Congress chief mentioned whilst speaking to ANI.
US publicizes 25% tariff on India
Trump, in a submit on Reality Social introduced that India pays 25 in step with cent tariff from August 1 ‘plus penalty’ for getting Russian oil and army fingers.The transfer got here only a day after officers introduced {that a} US business delegation would seek advice from New Delhi on August 25 for the 6th spherical of negotiations towards a bilateral business deal.Alternatively, Centre hit again at Trump’s announcement and mentioned it “has taken word of a observation by means of the USA President on bilateral business and the federal government is finding out its implications.”“India and the USA had been engaged in negotiations on concluding an excellent, balanced and mutually really useful bilateral business settlement over the previous couple of months. We stay dedicated to that goal. The federal government attaches the maximum significance to protective and selling the welfare of our farmers, marketers, and MSMEs. The federal government will take all steps vital to protected our nationwide hobby, as has been the case with different business agreements together with the most recent Complete Financial and Business Settlement with the United Kingdom,” the observation mentioned.