New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reacted to US President Donald Trump's executive order imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on goods coming from India over purchase of Russian oil, and called it economic blackmail.

"Trump's 50% tariff is economic blackmail - an attempt to bully India into an unfair trade deal," said Rahul Gandhi in a post on X.

Gandhi, a Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, further stated that "PM Modi better not let his weakness override the interests of the Indian people."

Trump's latest order has now taken total tariff on Indian goods to 50 per cent.p

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