New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday took a dig at US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's "India a bit recalcitrant" remark, saying that it was better than being "tractable, submissive or acquiescent to injustice."

"I hear some people are accusing India of being 'recalcitrant'. I say, far better to be recalcitrant, than to be tractable, submissive or acquiescent to injustice," Tharoor posted on X.

His remarks come after US Treasury Secretary Bessent recently stated that India has been headstrong in their trade negotiations with the US, noting that New Delhi has been "a bit recalcitrant", days after US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 per cent tariff, citing the country's oil purchase from Russia....