Tharoor reiterated that his concern is that India’s relationship with the US, as a strategic and economic partnership, is important, and that "we need to support our negotiators".

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi backed US President Donald Trump's "dead" Indian economy remark. At the same time, his party colleagues as well as the INDIA bloc allies felt otherwise.After announcing the 25 per cent tariff and an unspecified penalty on New Delhi,