Congress President MALLIKARJUN KHARGE. File | Photo Credit: PTI
Another 25% tariff, which the US deposited on its initial 25% tariff, is the result of “superficial foreign policy” of the Narendra Modi government, and as a result it is estimated that India will lose over 2 lakh crore, said on Wednesday (August 27, 2025).
On Wednesday, another tariff announced by US President Donald Trump came into force.
“Narendra Modi Ji, your dear friend” ABKI BAAR, Trump Sarkar “, put 50 percent of India from India from today. We will lose the estimated RS 2.17 Lakh Crore as the first impact of this tariff only in 10 sectors,” Mr. Kharge said only in the X post.
The leader noted that “our farmers, especially cotton farmers, were heavily affected,” Congress said, “You said you were ready to pay any” personal price “to protect them, but you absolutely nothing to change the wound and protect their livelihood.”
Mr Kharge said that the Global Trade Research Initiative (Gtri) suggests that almost 1% of Indian GDP could be affected and that China will benefit from it.
“The need for substance and turnover”
“Several important branches focused on exports, including MSME, will experience massive loss of employment. The image-is only the tip of the glacier-that the Indian export sector of textile fabric faces potential losses of jobs of about 500,000, including direct and direct employment.” tariffs, ”said tariffs.
The opposition leader (LOP) in Rajya Sabha further claimed that nearly 1,00,000 workers involved in diamond cutting and polishing through the Saurashtra area in Gujarat have lost their job since April, when a 10% of the US base was introduced.
Living half a million shrimp growers directly and another 2.5 million indirectly are at a serious risk, warned.
“Indian national interest is the highest. Robust foreign policy needs a substance and defense, but your superficial foreign policy of the contract – smiles, hugs and selfies – has damaged our interests. You failed to secure a business agreement. Now you failed to protect our country,” Kharge said.
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Published – August 28 2025 20:22
