India, March 8 -- Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday criticised the BJP-led central government's trade policy, saying that if India has decided to reduce tariffs under the pressure of the US then it is "unfortunate"

The Chandigarh MP also added that the decision "does not make for good trade policy."

"President Donald Trump has been repeatedly vilifying India, calling it a serial tariff abuser. He referred to India twice or thrice during his State of the Union address also, and now he has said that India, under the pressure of the US, has decided to reduce tariffs. If this statement is correct, then it is extremely unfortunate because India has a history and a tradition of never buckling under any pressure from any country. It do...