US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly on Saturday evening (July 11, 2026). He was 71 years old. Never been confident about Pakistan’s policy and intentions. Recently he had also raised many questions regarding the mediation between America and Iran. In the early stages of his political career, Lindsay was a vocal critic of US President Donald Trump, but later became one of his most trusted supporters on Capitol Hill (US Parliament).

Threatened to destroy India

Lindsay, a close aide of Trump, has often been in the headlines due to his controversial statements on various issues. He had proposed a bill (Graham-Blumenthal Bill) to impose tariffs of up to 500% on Russia to buy cheap oil and uranium. He had also included China and Brazil in this, on which it was said that 500 percent tariff would be imposed. He had said that countries like India are providing financial support to Putin’s war machine by buying cheap oil from Russia. He had said, ‘If you keep buying cheap Russian oil to continue this war, we will destroy you and destroy your economy.’

India accused of promoting Putin’s war machinery

Lindsey Graham had targeted India and China by posting on his official social media account in June 2025. Taking the name of India and China, he said that if you continue to promote Putin’s war machinery, you will have no other option but to blame yourself. In February 2026, he supported the 25 percent tariff imposed on India by the Trump administration. He had said that earlier India used to buy only 3 percent of its total oil requirement from Russia, but after the war it has increased it.

I don’t trust Pakistan:

However, he has also given strong statements many times regarding Pakistan. He never praised his mediation in the Iran conflict. They described him as a mediator full of problems and with a negative attitude towards Israel. He also called Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif’s non-participation in the Abraham Accords wrong. He had said that at the time of the American attack, Pakistan was giving shelter to Iranian military aircraft at its bases. He had publicly said that he did not trust Pakistan.

Threatened to eliminate Khamenei

He had openly supported US President Donald Trump’s plan to occupy Greenland. Addressing European leaders, he said, ‘Who cares who owns Greenland?’ Apart from this, he had termed Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a dictator. He had said, ‘Now the time has come for him to go. The people there also want him to step down from the post. If I were in the place of Mr. President, I would have ended the leadership which is killing its own people.

US President Donald Trump last week announced additional punitive action on imposing 25 per cent high tariffs on India and doing business with Russia, causing a stir all over the world. He also said that I do not care what India does with Russia. They can further drop their dead economy. The reaction of Canadian Business Tycoon Kirk Lubimov has come about Trump’s statement.

Testband company chairman Kirk Lubimov, while criticizing Turmp’s strategy on Twitter, wrote, ‘Trump is now taking the fastest growing economy in the world to fight with India. This is a big geopolitical mistake. Lubimov believes that the importance of India is not only economic, but also to balance China’s influence in the supply chain. He suggested Trump that he should cooperate with Canada and India instead of controlling India with nail-hills so that global resources can be balanced.

I’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again;

The biggest problem with Donald Trump’s Tariff approach is that it has zero consider to geopolitical strategy.

Trump is now picking a fight with India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world with prime minister, modi, modi,… pic.twitter.com/a0i7jnom6w

– kirk lubimov (@kirklubimov) August 2, 2025

Trump described India as a dead economy

Trump not only described India as a dead economy, but also severely criticized India’s high tariff policies. He alleged that India imposes the world’s highest tariff on American goods. America’s trade with India is limited due to tariffs and restrictions. India’s trade with Russia weakens the US ban policy. This stance came at a time when India has become the second largest buyer of crude oil from Russia. Earlier this part was less than 1%, which has now exceeded 35%.

India’s response- we grow fast economy

The Government of India immediately responded to this statement based on diplomatic and facts. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in Parliament that India is now the fastest growing major economy in the world and is soon to become the third largest economy in the world. According to Goyal, India’s contribution to Global GDP is around 16%. The flexible economic policies and structural reforms of the country have made India a global growth engine.

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