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US Congressman Ro Khanna criticized Donald Trump for imposing high tariffs on Indian goods, warning it threatens US-India ties.
US Congressman Ro Khanna criticizes Donald Trump’s tariffs on Indian goods.
US Congressman Ro Khanna launched a sharp attack on President Donald Trump over his decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Indian goods, warning that the move threatens decades of bipartisan effort to build one of Washington’s most important alliances.
“We can’t allow the ego of Donald Trump to destroy a strategic relationship with India that is key to ensuring that America leads and not China,” Ro Khanna said in a video message posted on X (formerly Twitter).
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Ro Khanna, co-chair of the US-India Caucus, accused Donald Trump of undermining thirty years of painstaking work to strengthen ties between the two countries.
“He has imposed a 50 percent tariff on India, higher than any other country other than Brazil. It’s a higher tariff than the tariff on China. It is hurting India’s exports of leather and textiles into the United States. And it’s hurting American manufacturers and our exports into India. It is also driving India towards China and towards Russia,” Ro Khanna said.
The California Democrat suggested that Donald Trump’s actions were motivated by personal slights, saying, “Now, why is this happening? For very simple reasons. Prime Minister Modi refused to nominate Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. Well, Pakistan did. And India has said that the border dispute with Pakistan is an internal matter, refusing to give Donald Trump credit.”
Ro Khanna’s criticism was echoed by former US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who accused Donald Trump of jeopardising American credibility.
“The US has worked to build a relationship with India, a country that we should be aligned with on technology, talent, economics and so many issues. And align with dealing with strategic threats from China. Now, I think because of Pakistan’s willingness to do business with the Trump family, Trump has thrown away the India relationship on the side,” Jake Sullivan earlier told MeidasTouch Network.
He warned that the fallout could extend beyond Delhi as he asserted, “Germany or Japan will look at that (India) and say that could be us tomorrow. America’s friends will think that they can’t rely on us in any way.”
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Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
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