US Pressure Mounts, Modi Surrenders: Congress on Russia Sanctions Bill

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the threat of up to 100 per cent US tariffs on Indian goods shows how the government’s foreign and trade policies have “miserably failed” and while the pressure from Washington keeps mounting, “Howdy Modi ji keeps surrendering”. Kharge’s remarks came after the US House of Representatives voted to advance a bill that would authorise President Donald Trump to impose 100 per cent tariffs on India and other countries for buying oil and gas from Russia and extend existing sanctions on Iran. Reacting to the development, Kharge said on X, “Narendra Modi…