New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Shashi Tharoor responded with a cryptic reply after he was questioned about Rahul Gandhi agreeing with Donald Trump's 'dead economy' jibe stating that the Lok Sabha LoP "has his reasons for saying so."

"I don't want to comment on what my party leader has said. He has his reasons for saying so. My concern is that our relationship with the US, as a strategic and economic partnership, is important for us. We are exporting around 90 billion worth of goods to America. We can't be in a position to lose that or have it diminish significantly... We must wish our negotiators strength to get a fair deal for India... We should also be talking to other regions for exporting our goods...Then we could make up for some of what we m...