India, Aug. 11 -- As US President Donald Trump has unleashed a tariff war against India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday took a sharp swipe against him. While Rajnath said 'Sabka boss,' in apparent reference to US, does not welcome India's rise as a global power, Modi said the country is moving fast towards becoming the third major economy in the world and this momentum was achieved through the spirit of "reform, perform and transform".

The Prime Minister's comments come days after US President Donald Trump's "India a dead economy," jibe. Modi said during the past 11 years, India's economy has grown from the 10th position to the top 5 globally, and is rapidly progressing towards becoming one of t...