India, July 31 -- The Congress on Thursday hit out at the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday following US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 25% tariff and additional penalties on Indian imports, calling it a direct consequence of a "failed foreign policy" and the Prime Minister's "personalised diplomacy" backfiring.

Congress veteran and former finance minister P Chidambaram said the Donald Trump's annoucment was a "big blow" to India's trade with the US.

"The 25 per cent tariff on all Indian exports to the United States PLUS penalty for buying Russian oil is a big blow to India's trade with the U.S. 'Dosti' is no substitute for diplomacy and painstaking negotiations," Chidambaram said in a post on X.

"The tariff imposed by ...