Trump’s comments come a day after he said the US has “lost” both India and Russia to China. “Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China. May they have a long and prosperous future together!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account while posting a photograph PM Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping from the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
Just a few days prior, Trump said he got along well with India, though the relationship was ‘one-sided.’The Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods from August 27, citing New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil. India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it has “no comments to offer on the post made” by the US president.
Trump advisor Peter Navarro had even gone to the extent of calling the Russia-Ukraine conflict, “Modi’s war,” among a string of similar comments. Questioned about this, the MEA spokesperson said India “obviously rejects” the “inaccurate and misleading statements.”
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