Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised the issue of reciprocal tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump in the House on Thursday and said it will "completely devastate" the Indian economy.
Gandhi raised the issue during Zero Hour and said, "Our ally has suddenly decided to impose a 26% tariff, which is going to completely devastate our economy -- our auto industry, pharmaceutical industry, and agriculture are all in line." Trump on Wednesday announced new reciprocal tariffs on several countries, including India, saying that the US has been "looted, pillaged, raped, plundered" by other nations. While the US announcement lists 26% as the tariff levied on India, other documents, including those received by the ministry, show that the rate is actually 27%.
Gandhi also claimed that China had taken over 4,000 square kilometres of Indian territory and demanded answers from the government over these issues. "...What are you doing about our land, and what will you do about the tariff our ally has imposed on us?"
Gandhi criticised the Narendra Modi-led government over the celebration of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and China. "China is sitting on 4,000 square kilometres of our territory. I was shocked some time back to see that our foreign secretary (Vikram Misri) was cutting a cake with the Chinese ambassador. The question is: what exactly is happening to this territory of 4,000 sq km that China has taken," asked Gandhi.
Gandhi raised the issue during Zero Hour and said, "Our ally has suddenly decided to impose a 26% tariff, which is going to completely devastate our economy -- our auto industry, pharmaceutical industry, and agriculture are all in line." Trump on Wednesday announced new reciprocal tariffs on several countries, including India, saying that the US has been "looted, pillaged, raped, plundered" by other nations. While the US announcement lists 26% as the tariff levied on India, other documents, including those received by the ministry, show that the rate is actually 27%.
Gandhi also claimed that China had taken over 4,000 square kilometres of Indian territory and demanded answers from the government over these issues. "...What are you doing about our land, and what will you do about the tariff our ally has imposed on us?"
Gandhi criticised the Narendra Modi-led government over the celebration of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and China. "China is sitting on 4,000 square kilometres of our territory. I was shocked some time back to see that our foreign secretary (Vikram Misri) was cutting a cake with the Chinese ambassador. The question is: what exactly is happening to this territory of 4,000 sq km that China has taken," asked Gandhi.
