Richard Wolff, a kept in mind American economic expert, has actually boiled down greatly on the Donald Trump administration over enforcing 50 percent tariffs on Indian imports, stating the United States is imitating the “world’s ruffian” versus India, however it is just shooting itself in the foot, as it is pressing the BRICS to be a financial option to the West.
< source media ="(max-width:767px)" alt ="Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo)" title ="Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo)"> < img src ="https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/08/29/550x309/Modi_and_Trump_1737986828007_1756434458484.JPG"alt ="Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo)"title ="Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo)"> In an interview with Russia Today on Tuesday, Richard Wolf stated Trump’s tariff relocation, in a”hothouse style”, would establish the “BRICS nations to be an ever larger, more integrated, and successful economic alternative to the West”.
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The United States on Wednesday doubled its tariffs on Indian goods to as high as 50 per cent, citing New Delhi’s buying of Russian oil – the most punishing rate among US trading partners on a par with Brazil, in a move economists say could hurt growth and jobs.
During the interview, journalist Rick Sanchez and Richard Wolff appeared to have agreed that Washington’s tariff announcement marked a turning point. “The world just changed,” Sanchez stated.
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“India is now, according to the United Nations, by population the biggest nation in the world, having actually grown out of China, which utilized to have that position. If the United States, or Mr Trump, continues with hazards versus India, which has a long historic relationship with Russia returning to the days of the Soviet Union and since, they are having fun with a really various foe,” Wolff stated.
The United States financial expert stated the Trump administration’s choice to enforce 50 percent tariffs on India will empower blocs such as BRICS as India might offer its exports there.
“If the United States shuts itself off to India by huge tariffs, India will need to discover other locations to offer its exports. Simply as Russia discovered another location to offer its energy, India will offer its exports no longer to the United States however to the remainder of the BRICS countries,” he stated.
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“It is referred to as a historical minute, however for those with some humour, it will be the phenomenon of the United States imitating the world’s ‘ruffian’ while it really shoots itself in the foot,” Wolff included.
‘Russia-Ukraine dispute is PM Modi’s war’: Peter Navarro
Wolff’s remarks come even as White House trade consultant Peter Navarro has actually described the Russia-Ukraine dispute as “PM Modi’s war”, criticising India for acquiring reduced petroleum from Moscow.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Navarro blamed India for being the factor behind the United States and Europe financing Ukraine versus Russia’s hostility.
“Ukraine comes to us and Europe and says give us more money (for its war). Everybody in America loses because of what India is doing. Consumers and businesses lose, workers lose, because India’s high tariffs cause jobs, income and higher wages. The taxpayers lose because we have to fund Modi’s war.” Navarro informed Bloomberg.
He included, “The road to peace runs at least partly through New Delhi.”
The White House trade consultant even more described India “arrogant” over prioritising its energy requirements and recommended it to “side with democracies.”
India has actually called the tariffs enforced by the United States “unjustified and unreasonable”.
New Delhi has actually stated that, like any significant economy, it will take all required procedures to secure its nationwide interests and financial security.