New Delhi, July 31 -- Responding to United Stated President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25% tariff on Indian imports, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MP Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday issued a stern warning to the US, asserting that India is not a "banana republic" to be taken lightly.

Speaking to ANI in Delhi, Bhattacharya said, "India is the largest democracy with a population of 140 crore. America imposed a sanction on the country and then later was forced to remove it... Trump, who thinks that he can force any deal through pressure, should know that this is not a banana republic... If America and its allies separate themselves from such a huge market, the results will be worth watching..."

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