"Referring to the US tariff issue, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday claimed that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could be friends, but alleged the latter has become "an enemy of the nation". Advertisment Addressing reporters in Kalaburagi, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said Modi and Trump could be good to each other because they sought votes for one another. Kharge claimed the Modi-Donald Trump alliance had come at India's cost. "He (Trump) and Modi can be friends, but Modi has become an enemy of the nation. He spoiled the atmosphere," he alleged. Also Read: Hindus perform sacred rituals in holy cities as Pitru Paksha period begins Commenting on the impact the US tariff had on India, Kharge charged, "Trump imposed a huge tariff. After a 50 per cent tariff, he destroyed our people". Referring to the US tariff issue, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday claimed that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could be friends, but alleged the latter has become "an enemy of the nation".Read More: https://t.co/T81YzePw13 pic.twitter.com/dZaVkcXTrC — DY365 (@DY365) September 7, 2025 "You walk on your ideology and protect the people of the country, because the nation comes first and your friendship is secondary," he insisted. Also Read: Assam Govt prepares to celebrate Music Maestro Dr Bhupen Hazarika's Birth Centenary Kharge also urged the Prime Minister to realise that India had followed a foreign policy of neutrality and non-alignment for decades, and it should continue on that path. "He spoilt India's position by saying, 'Trump is my friend' and 'Phir Ek Baar Trump' (Trump, one more time)," Kharge said, adding that if India had continued its non-alignment policy, which it followed since independence, such a situation would not have arisen."
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