'Economic blackmail, unjust': Congress slams Trump's 50 per cent tariff on India
The opposition party also sought a comprehensive reset of India's foreign policy and administration.
The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said, "(Donald) Trump's 50 per cent tariff is economic blackmail -- an attempt to bully India into an unfair trade deal."
"PM Modi better not let his weakness override the interests of the Indian people," Gandhi said in a post on X.
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