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In a scathing attack on the government over the imposition of tariffs by the US, Congress general secretary Sachin Pilot has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have worked out a constructive solution during his last America visit rather than just indulging in “photo ops” and exchanging gifts.
Pilot said that at a time the world is responding to the imposition of reciprocal tariffs by the US, the Indian government is merely buying time and leaving everything to fate.
In an interview to PTI, the former minister for Corporate Affairs said the Indian government is accepting what has been given out and has not even offered a response.
I would imagine, when the PM was in Washington (in February) and met the president of the US, instead of just photo ops and exchanging gifts, something more constructive should have come out of it,” Pilot, the former Deputy Chief Minister Of Rajasthan said.
“If our relations are as strong as the two leaders claim, then we would not have been slapped with these steep tariffs. Clearly our exports will be severely hit, manufacturing was in any way on a downside, MSMEs are in for a shock…The economy will face severe stress due to resulting layoffs and job losses but unfortunately we have not had an adequate response or even an indication of how to navigate this situation.” he said.
Other opposition parties too have slammed the Modi government’s no response to Tariffs . TMC , Rajya Sabha MP , Sagarika Ghose wrote on X and shared a newspaper report
Has 56 inch @narendramodi Ji responded to #TrumpTariffs yet? No , not a squeak. Modi sarkar is the typical schoolyard bully – oppressing the vulnerable while grovelling and cowering before the strong. pic.twitter.com/sGLEZpFPft
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) April 5, 2025
