India’s Ministry of External Affairs has sharply criticized US President Donald Trump after he used an “hellhole” remark about India. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the comment was “obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste,” adding that India noted both the initial remark and the later US statement.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs reacted cautiously after US President Donald Trump reshared a conservative radio host’s post disparaging India and China as “hellholes.” The repost criticized US birthright citizenship, alleging it creates “anchor babies” who later sponsor relatives and enable chain migration—phrased as coming “from China, India, or some other hell-hole.”
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India’s ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, says economic growth and prosperity are the main engines behind India’s transformation. He cites sustained 7 percent-plus GDP growth, governance reforms, and infrastructure expansion—including digital progress—while warning about a widening global “control regime” that could affect countries’ autonomy and development priorities.
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