Operation Sindoor<\/a> had not only avenged the victims but also showcased India\u2019s \u201cfierce form\u201d to the world. He dedicated the operation to \u201cMahadev\u201d and the sindoor of the daughters who were killed in Pahalgam, linking the retaliation to divine justice and national pride. \u201cI fulfilled it with the blessings of Mahadev,\u201d he said, referring to his vow of revenge.\u201cThis is the first time I have come to Kashi after Operation Sindoor… I had pledged to take revenge for my daughters’ sindoor, and I fulfilled it with the blessings of Mahadev,\u201d Modi said. \u201cOperation Sindoor showed the world India\u2019s fierce form. Whoever attacks India won’t survive even in hell.\u201dHe accused Congress and the Samajwadi Party of \u201ccrying along with Pakistan\u201d and undermining the armed forces. \u201cCongress has called Operation Sindoor a ‘tamasha’… Should I call and ask them before taking any action?\u201d he said.Calling for an economic resolve to match military strength, Modi urged Indians to reject foreign goods. \u201cI earnestly request my brothers and sisters in the business community… we too should sell only indigenous goods. Every moment, we will now buy only indigenous goods. This will be a great tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.\u201dPM Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 52 development projects worth over Rs 2,180 crore, transferred Rs 20,500 crore to farmers under PM-Kisan, and launched initiatives in healthcare, education, tourism, infrastructure and rural development.<\/p>\nTrade standoff continues<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s remarks came a day after the White House confirmed sweeping new trade measures affecting 70 countries, including India. \u201cIndia will therefore be paying a tariff of 25 per cent, plus a penalty for the above,\u201d Trump said, criticising India\u2019s high tariffs and its \u201cvast\u201d military and energy ties with Russia.\u201cI don\u2019t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care,\u201d he added in a post on Truth Social.In response, ministry of external affairs (MEA) defended its position, stressing that the country\u2019s energy policy is driven by national interest. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, \u201cWe take decisions based on the price at which oil is available in the international market and depending on the global situation at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent a clear message to the United States amid an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3090],"tags":[1500,51,1700,113853,10818,730,10816,10817,113851,113852,39480,113850,5685,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-311820","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-economy","11":"tag-farmer-welfare-india","12":"tag-google-news","13":"tag-india","14":"tag-india-news","15":"tag-india-news-today","16":"tag-india-us-trade-standoff","17":"tag-indigenous-goods","18":"tag-operation-sindoor","19":"tag-pm-modi-pakistan-warning","20":"tag-today-news","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114958994238106178","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent a clear message to the United States amid an escalating trade standoff, saying the welfare of farmers, small industries and youth remains the government\u2019s \u201ctop priority.\u201d \u201cIndia is set to become the world\u2019s third largest economy… therefore, India must remain vigilant about its economic interests. Our farmers, our small industries, employment for our youth… their welfare is our top priority. The government is making every effort in this direction,\u201d PM Modi said in Varanasi.<\/p>\n