This year has not been good for India and America from business and diplomatic point of view. There was tension in the relations between the two countries. Meanwhile, well-known US MP Raja Krishnamurthy held President Donald Trump’s policies responsible for weakening the relations between the two countries and the economic and security cooperation between the two old partners.

Indian-origin American MP Raja Krishnamurthy said, “US-India relations are not good right now for many reasons. Trade is a major reason for this dispute. The decline in relations has come at a time when there is a need to be more careful. Especially in South Asia, there is a greater need for coordination between the two countries.” “We need to come closer to each other now to ensure that the neighborhoods in that area remain safe,” he said. Along with this, it has been warned that armed groups can take advantage of the poor coordination between India and America.

At the same time, blaming the US President for this tension, Raja Krishnamurthy said, “Donald Trump came to office and everything changed in US-India relations. There has been a decline in both economic and security cooperation.”

It is very bad to mix with Pakistan’s army chief – Krishnamurthy

Recently, the closeness between Pakistan and America has been seen increasing. Regarding this, the American Congressman said, “Trump’s association with the military chief of Pakistan, and even removing the government of Pakistan, is very bad. The President left out the people of the Pakistani government and invited him (Asim Munir) for lunch at the White House.”

He said, “This shows how poorly our foreign policy is being made right now. When you alienate your friends, partners and allies like India and bring closer your enemies or strategic rivals like China or Russia, you show weakness and when you show weakness, you invite anger. When you are angry, you encourage fighting and perhaps war.”

Krishnamurthy said on Trump’s imposition of tariffs on India

Regarding the reduction in tension between the two countries, he simply said that as long as Trump continues to impose arbitrary tariffs on India and harass the Indian people, he is making a huge strategic mistake. “He is hurting America, hurting our economy and hurting our ability to lead in the world.”

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US-India Tariffs: Three US lawmakers have taken a big step against the heavy tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on imports from India. Three members of the US House of Representatives introduced a resolution on Friday, the purpose of which is to end Trump’s national emergency declaration.

Under this emergency, up to 50 percent duty was imposed on goods coming from India. Lawmakers called these tariffs illegal and said they were hurting American workers, consumers and India-US relations.

Which MPs presented the proposal

This proposal has been introduced by MPs Deborah Ross, Mark VC and Raja Krishnamurthy. This step has been taken at a time when earlier a bipartisan proposal has been brought in the US Senate related to banning the President’s emergency powers to eliminate similar tariffs imposed on Brazil and increase import duties.

Demand to remove additional duties imposed on India

According to the statement issued, this proposal demands cancellation of the additional 25 percent secondary duty imposed on India, which was imposed on August 27, 2025. This duty was imposed on top of the reciprocal tariffs already in place, increasing the total import duty on many Indian products to 50 percent. This action was taken under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

North Carolina’s economy is deeply linked to India

Congresswoman Deborah Ross said, ‘North Carolina’s economy is deeply linked to India through trade, investment and a vibrant Indian American community.’ He said that Indian companies have invested more than one billion dollars in North Carolina, creating thousands of jobs in sectors like life sciences and technology. At the same time, manufacturers from the state export goods worth hundreds of millions of dollars to India every year.

Burden on American consumers too: VC

Congressman Mark VC said that India is an important cultural, economic and strategic partner of America. He alleged that these illegal tariffs are like additional taxes on ordinary American citizens. According to the VC, ‘These fees are burdening the common people of North Texas, who are already struggling with rising inflation.’

‘Tariffs are harmful and counterproductive’

Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamurthy called these tariffs ‘adverse and harmful’. He said this is disrupting the supply chain, hurting American workers and increasing prices for consumers. Krishnamurthy stressed, ‘Eliminating these tariffs will help strengthen economic and security cooperation between the US and India.’

Democrats’ effort to challenge Trump’s trade policy

This proposal is part of a broader effort by the Democratic Party in Congress, under which Trump’s unilateral trade policies are being challenged and efforts are being made to strengthen America’s relations with India.

Demand to reverse the policy has been made earlier also

Earlier in October, Deborah Ross, Mark VC and Raja Krishnamurthy, along with MP Ro Khanna and 19 other members of Congress, had appealed to the President to withdraw the tariffs imposed on India and improve the deteriorating bilateral relations. The statement issued said, ‘Eliminating the tariffs imposed by Trump on India is part of a broader effort by Congress to reclaim its constitutional rights on trade and to stop the misuse of emergency powers by the President.’

Buying oil from Russia became the reason for tariff

It is noteworthy that in August, President Trump had decided to impose 25 percent tariff on Indian products from August 1. A few days later, it was increased by another 25 percent, taking the total fee to 50 percent. The Trump administration had cited India’s continued purchase of oil from Russia as the reason for this and claimed that this provides financial help to Moscow in the Ukraine war.

Recently, a heated argument has been seen between an Indian-origin MP in America, Raja Krishnamurthy, and Florida’s racist leader Chandler Langevin. Florida leader Chandler Langevin had ambushed a few days ago and made fun of the name of Indian-origin American MP Raja Krishnamurthy. Chandler had said that Raja Krishnamurthy’s name was not worth pronouncing. After which Raja Krishnamurthy strongly criticized his statement.

Indian-American MP Raja Krishnamurthy took this joke of Florida leader Chandler very easily and retaliated by saying to Langevin, ‘If it is too difficult for you to call me Raja Krishnamurthy, then you can just call me Raja. But Chandler Langevin can only be called a racist for his immense hatred towards Indians.

,@ChandlerForPB you can just call me Raja. I guess we can just call you…racist https://t.co/upueAScru3

— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) October 23, 2025

Who is Florida leader Chandler Langevin?,

Florida leader Chandler Langevin is a member of the Palm Bay City Council, who remains in the headlines for his indecent statements against people of Indian origin. Chandler says that Indian people living in America only think about the benefit of their country and hence they should be thrown out of America.

After this statement of Langevin, a huge controversy started in America. What’s more, the situation reached such a stage that the City Council even voted to dismiss Langevin from the council. At the same time, on this matter, Langevin had said that he wanted to start a big debate and his aim was not to target those Indian-Americans who are contributing to the development of America. Rather, their target was on illegal immigrants.

However, Chandler Langevin specifically targeted Raja Krishnamurthy and made fun of his Indian name. After which Raja Krishnamurthy strongly condemned Langevin’s statement. He said that when hate speech is accepted as very common, communities are considered as scapegoats, then our democracy is completely weakened by such acts.

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