Communist Party of India (CPI) MP P Sandosh Kumar on Thursday strongly criticised the Centre over its muted response to the US government’s decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods. Kumar expressed concern over what he described as a pattern of disrespect towards India under former US President Donald Trump’s leadership, reported ANI. 

Kumar said the timing of the announcement was particularly shocking, considering that Indo-US trade negotiations were still ongoing. He questioned why the decision was made unilaterally and highlighted a growing pattern of diplomatic disrespect from the US since Trump assumed office.

"This new decision from the Trump government is actually shocking. The Indo-US trade talks are going on. All of a sudden, this was announced by the Trump administration. If you analyse properly, after Trump became the President of the US, India is getting insulted day by day. No President of the US has insulted our country like this," Kumar told ANI.