‘We will support’: How govt should respond to Trump’s pressure? RSS chief answers | India News
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said the Sangh will not tell the government on how to deal with Donald Trump-led US administration’s 50% tariff on Indian goods, adding that “they know what to do and we will support” them in every decision.Speaking during a three-day lecture series, Bhagwat said international trade is necessary but should not be carried out under compulsion.“International trade is essential and must happen, as it also maintains relations between countries. But it should not be under pressure; friendship cannot thrive under pressure,” RSS chief said.“We don’t tell the government how to deal with Trump; they know what to do and we will support it,” he added.Bhagwat stressed that true friendship in cannot be done under pressure, it should be “free, based on mutual consent.”“It should be free, based on mutual consent. We should aim to be aatmnirbhar, yet understand that the world functions on interdependence, and act accordingly,” he added.His remarks came a day after the Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods over New Delhi’s Russian oil purchases, taking the total levy to 50%.Later on the Sangh’s role in history, Bhagwat said it was wrong to claim the RSS had remained silent during Partition.“It is wrong to say that the RSS did not protest against Partition. The Sangh had protested against it, but what power did the Sangh have at the time, the entire nation was following Mahatma Gandhi,” he added. The lecture series was organised to mark 100 years of the RSS.
