US President Donald Trump last week announced additional punitive action on imposing 25 per cent high tariffs on India and doing business with Russia, causing a stir all over the world. He also said that I do not care what India does with Russia. They can further drop their dead economy. The reaction of Canadian Business Tycoon Kirk Lubimov has come about Trump’s statement.
Testband company chairman Kirk Lubimov, while criticizing Turmp’s strategy on Twitter, wrote, ‘Trump is now taking the fastest growing economy in the world to fight with India. This is a big geopolitical mistake. Lubimov believes that the importance of India is not only economic, but also to balance China’s influence in the supply chain. He suggested Trump that he should cooperate with Canada and India instead of controlling India with nail-hills so that global resources can be balanced.
I’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again;
The biggest problem with Donald Trump’s Tariff approach is that it has zero consider to geopolitical strategy.
Trump is now picking a fight with India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world with prime minister, modi, modi,… pic.twitter.com/a0i7jnom6w
– kirk lubimov (@kirklubimov) August 2, 2025
Trump described India as a dead economy
Trump not only described India as a dead economy, but also severely criticized India’s high tariff policies. He alleged that India imposes the world’s highest tariff on American goods. America’s trade with India is limited due to tariffs and restrictions. India’s trade with Russia weakens the US ban policy. This stance came at a time when India has become the second largest buyer of crude oil from Russia. Earlier this part was less than 1%, which has now exceeded 35%.
India’s response- we grow fast economy
The Government of India immediately responded to this statement based on diplomatic and facts. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in Parliament that India is now the fastest growing major economy in the world and is soon to become the third largest economy in the world. According to Goyal, India’s contribution to Global GDP is around 16%. The flexible economic policies and structural reforms of the country have made India a global growth engine.
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