“He Has His Own Reasons”: Tharoor on Rahul Gandhi’s Trump Comment

In a conversation with ANI, Shashi Tharoor was asked about Donald Trump calling India a "dead economy" and Rahul Gandhi's support for his statement

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In response to this, the Congress MP said, "I don't want to comment on what my own party leader has said, he has his own reasons for saying it"

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Additionally, he talked express his concern over the looming possibility of decline Indian exports to the U.S.

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"We are exporting something like $90 billion dollars worth of goods to America. We can't therefore be in a position where we are going to loose that or have it diminished significantly"

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He doubled down on his take by saying, "In terms of a percentage of our exports its considerable. America is for us one of our largest markets"

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"We must wish our negotiators strength and courage in working out a fair deal for India...in negotiations you give some you take some," Tharoor said on the trade situation with America

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"We need to preserve an export market in America but we should also be talking to other countries...we've already got a free trade agreement with the U.K. which has tremendous potenial," he continued

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Tharoor went on say that Donald Trump's comments are "unilateral" and a negotiation between the two governments will decide the final outcome on the issue

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