The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi slammed the Central Government on Thursday (July 31, 2025), saying everybody except Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman knows that India is a “dead economy”.
The Congress leader’s remark came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the imposition of a 25% tariff on Indian imports and then went on to call India and Russia “dead economies”.
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Asked about Mr. Trump’s criticism of the Indian economy, Mr. Gandhi said, “Yes, he is right. Everybody knows that, except the Prime Minister and Finance Minister. Everybody knows that the Indian economy is a dead economy. I am glad that President Trump has stated a fact”.
VIDEO | On US President Donald Trump calling Indian economy a 'dead economy', Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) says,
