India, Jan. 5 -- The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the BJP-led Central government hours after US President Donald Trump warned that Washington could raise tariffs on India "very quickly", saying that "Namaste Trump, Howdy Modi events, forced hugs" and social media posts praising the American leader have yielded little benefit.

In a post on X, Congress general secretary and communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh said, "The PM's good friend in the White House continues his 'blow hot, blow cold' approach to India. He has yet again threatened higher tariffs on US imports from India if India did not stop buying oil from Russia."

"All those Namaste Trump, Howdy Modi events, all those (forced) hugs, and all those social media posts hailin...