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In his recent remark regarding the Trump tariff war, India’s Minister of Industry and Supply, Piyush Goyal, blamed China for Washington’s economic crusade against the world at large. He remarked,
“If somebody were to ask me what would be the trigger point of where we are today and why we are going through this churn, the starting point of this actually goes to the beginning of 2000, when China was admitted as a member of the WTO.”
The comment has not gone down well with our padosis, as experts across the border slammed Goyal for his remark. Per a report published in the Global Times, a professor of international relations at Sichuan International Studies University, Mr. Long Xingchun, quipped, “The Indian minister, by shifting all the blame onto China, is trying to gain exemptions from the US.” Another professor at Tsinghua University, who teaches Indian Studies, Mr. Xie Chao, echoed similar sentiments. He remarked, “India seems to be attempting to take advantage of the situation.”
Meanwhile, in other interviews, Mr. Goyal stuck by his words that the tariff war is an opportunity for India. He remarked.
It opens a huge opportunity. Everybody is excited. We stand in very different times. The world is going through turbulence in the next two and a half decades. We have an opportunity of a lifetime. And if each one of us seizes this moment. India is unstoppable.
#WATCH | Mumbai: On US gives 90-days relief on tariffs to India, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal says, “India is very efficiently handling the whole thing. PM Narendra Modi and President Trump had already come to a decision in February that they would sign a… pic.twitter.com/ZhldwqlDTk
— ANI (@ANI) April 10, 2025
“He shared with the industry what the government is doing regarding the increased US tariffs. We can expect that very soon the government is… pic.twitter.com/vGxa35rjXb
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 9, 2025
Friend or for, these are formula-based tariffs: Piyush Goyal on India not exempt from Trump tariffs.
Watch 📹#TrumpTariffs pic.twitter.com/HENVnv2KlV
— Mint (@livemint) April 8, 2025
Changing global trade dynamics offer a great business opportunity for India! pic.twitter.com/m0dM3MgEgr
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 9, 2025
Piyush Goyal, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister, described the U.S.’s reciprocal tariffs as an “opportunity of a lifetime” at the India Global Forum in Mumbai. “If each of us seizes this moment, India will be unstoppable,” he added. #India #Tariffs pic.twitter.com/5QfHGMAmqn
— 鳳凰衛視PhoenixTV (@PhoenixTVHK) April 10, 2025
Chinese experts have slammed the rhetoric of India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, who called the US’ reciprocal tariffs an “opportunity of a lifetime” and blamed China for the current turmoil in the global economy. Analysts said India’s concessions will only prompt the US to… pic.twitter.com/a4IHrrAH4Y
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) April 9, 2025
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Cover: Patrick Gawande / Mashable India
