India, Aug. 29 -- Australian trade minister Don Farrell has rejected US President Donald Trump's "dead economy" dig at India, saying his country sees India as a nation full of "fantastic opportunities".

Don Farrell added that Australia is opposed to tariffs, whether directed at Australia or India, a day after foreign minister Penny Wong criticised Trump's unprecedented 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods, The Indian Express reported.

Amid strains in the India-US trade ties, Farrell called for deeper economic engagement with New Delhi, backing Adani's mining projects in Queensland and supporting uranium exports to India.

"Australia is keen to increase investment in India. Like Australia, India is a thriving democracy, and we want to wor...