Trump calling India a dead economy will stay with many of us long after he vacates the white house. We will not recall it as a day India got disrespected or disregarded. We will remember it as a trigger day that goaded India to move faster towards its 2047 objectives. A lot of sloth movers need this kind of kick up . Cricket, a game that I understand so very well is testimony to many such incidences . Greats like Virat, Ponting, Warne, Stokes etc. needed that jolt to become who they became.

Tariff and Trade with US contribute to 2 % or less of our GDP . A 20 % fall will only bring it down by 0.4 %! It can be easily rolled over.

INDIA, I AM SURE WILL DO THE FOLLOWING OVER THE NEXT 3-5 MONTHS

1. Eliminate regulatory cholesterol considerably
2. Close out FTA with EU at a fast clip. Possibly in 1-2 months
3. Invest in defense like never before
4. Improve ease of doing business and let the European and British companies invest here – Greenfield and Brownfield
5. Regulate the American tech giants operating in India a bit more. Push them to do India business with local capital
6. Increase GDP headspace by about 2% and above by unleashing untouched reforms
7. Strengthen the Rupee
8. Leverage India’s vast land terrain, whatever natural resources available decisively
9. Focus on power sector even more and Make clean power a national mission.
10. Continue supporting smaller nations with common interests and aspirations to collectively grow with our national aspirations. Make trade bigger through currency or barter.

I think India has to start looking even more inwards now than it did in the beginning of 2014

Maintain the stoic silence, do not react . However, use the opportunity now. It seldom comes on a platter as it did on July 31, 2025 at 8.35 am India time