US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs as well as Russia-linked penalties for India on Wednesday — sparking outrage in the Opposition ranks. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged the government to “take inspiration from Indira Gandhi”.
“All that taarif between him and Howdy Modi has meant little. Mr. Modi thought that if he kept quiet on the insults that the US President has hurled on India — the 30 claims of stopping Operation Sindoor, the special lunch for the Pakistan Army Chief whose inflammatory remarks provided the immediate backdrop to the brutal Pahalgam terror attacks, and US support for financial packages to Pakistan from the IMF and the World Bank — India would get special treatment at the hands of President Trump. Clearly that has NOT happened. He should take inspiration from Indira Gandhi and stand up to the US President,” the senior Congress leader wrote on X.
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