India, Aug. 4 -- Trump's "dead economy" jibe gets a fitting reply with Modi's vision of India as world's third largest economy

Let us face it. India-US relations are at their lowest ebb in the last 20 years or so. Not even at the time of Pokhran-II, when the US had slapped sanctions on India, were the relations as bad as they are now. It looks like President Donald Trump has taken steps in vengeance, almost trying to punish India for reasons best known to him. Maybe it is India's rising world stature, its leadership in BRICS, or its growing proximity with Russia that Trump cannot digest.

One thing is clear. Trump isn't behaving like the friend we all thought he was. Every other day, he is making statements to embarrass the Indian Governme...