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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has called Trump's 25% tariff move on India a major setback, accusing the US of blackmail and urging PM Modi not to be afraid.
The Business Guardian
|August 01, 2025
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has called Trump's 25% tariff move on India a major setback, accusing the US of blackmail and urging PM Modi not to be afraid.
Terming the move by US President Donald Trump to impose 25 per cent tariffs on India 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". In an interview with ANI, Jairam Ramesh also attacked the Modi government, saying the praise of the US President has had no effect and "taareef hi tareef mein tariff lag gaya". He said it was also a setback for PM Modi and there were no gains from Howdy Modi and Namaste Trump events. This is a huge setback to PM Modi and India. Taareef hi tareef mein tariff lag gaya. There were no gains from Howdy Modi and Namaste Trump. President Trump has stated 30 times that he halted Operation Sindoor. So what did we get from this (India-US) friendship? The country is still questioning why Operation Sindoor was suddenly stopped. This is a huge setback for our country, our economy and the PM," Jairam Ramesh told ANI. The PM should not be scared. This is blackmail by the US. It is a time of trouble for us. This will impact our engineering, pharmaceuticals, and business industries. This is a huge challenge before us.
This story is from the August 01, 2025 edition of The Business Guardian.
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