PM Narendra Modi appeared to respond to US President Donald Trump’s remark describing India as a “dead economy,” emphasizing that India is steadily advancing toward becoming one of the world’s top three economies.

The Indian prime minister has said his country "is ready" to react to President Donald Trump's additional 25 percent levy on goods entering the U.S.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday he will not compromise the interests of the country's farmers even if he has to pay a heavy price, in his first comments after U.S. President Donald Trump's salvo of a 50% tariff on Indian goods.