Parliament Monsoon Session 2025 Live Updates: Our priority is to safeguard farmers and MSME, says Piyush Goyal on US tariff
The Opposition is all set to attack the government over the announcement of tariffs by US President Donald Trump. On Thursday morning all Opposition parties held a meeting at the office of the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. They were planning the strategy for the floor of the House. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. INDIA Bloc leaders also protested the SIR exercise in Bihar outside Parliament before the start of the session.
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Parliament Monsoon Session 2025 Live Updates: The Monsoon Session of the Parliament is currently going on. Both Houses were discussing Operation Sindoor on Wednesday. The Parliament Session on Thursday is set to be a stormy one, with the issue of US imposing tariffs on Indian products likely to come up. Follow live updates
We will continue our swift journey towards the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047, says Piyush Goyal
The government is confident that we will continue our swift journey of inclusive and consistent development towards the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047. Aatmanirbharta ki ore Bharat aatmavishwas se badh raha hai: Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha
India came out of 'Fragile Five' economies in less than a decade: Piyush Goyal
In less than a decade, India came out of 'Fragile Five' economies and it has now become the fastest-growing economy of the world. On the basis of the hard work of reforms, farmers, MSMEs and industrialists, we have come in the top 5 economies of the world from the 11th largest economy. It is expected that we would be the third largest economy in a few years. Today, global institutions and economists see India as a bright spot in the global economy: Piyush Goyal
Our priority is to safeguard farmers and MSMEs, says Piyush Goyal on US tariff
We have taken note of recent development (Trump's tariff announcement) and our priority is to safeguard farmers and MSMEs, says Piyush Goyal on US tariff
Piyush Goyal speaks in Lok Sabha on US tariff
Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal speaks in Lok Sabha on the reciprocal tariff imposed by the US.
PM Narendra Modi meets Amit Shah in Parliament
PM Narendra Modi is holding a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The meeting follows a Cabinet meeting earlier.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 4 pm
The Speaker adjourned the Lok Sabha till 4 pm
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Rajya Sabha disrupted again over SIR, adjourned twice in pre-lunch session
Donald Trump's statements for past 2 days very unfortunate: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi
On US President Donald Trump’s announcement of imposing a 25% tariff on Indian products, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "US President Trump's statements for the last 2 days have been very unfortunate. I feel that EAM S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval should be changed. These 2 advise the PM on foreign policy, and today, you are seeing the consequences. The imposition of a tariff is very unfortunate, but more unfortunate and tragic is the dialogue between President Trump and the Pakistani government. He has said that he will make an agreement with Pakistan so that India will buy oil from Pakistan in future. This exposes a new decline in the relationship between India and the US. That's why I feel the EAM and NSA should be changed."
We have a strong domestic market: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor reacts to US imposing tariffs on India
On trade negotiations between the US and India, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "It is a challenging negotiation. We are negotiating with many countries. The US is not the only negotiation. We have ongoing negotiations with the EU, we already concluded a deal with the UK, and we are talking with other countries also. If we can't compete in America, we may have to diversify our markets outside of America. We are not out of options. If America is completely unreasonable with its demands, we have to move elsewhere. That is the strength of India; we are not a totally export-dependent economy like China. We have a good and strong domestic market. We must give strong support to our negotiators to find the best deal possible. If a good deal is not possible, we may have to walk away."
'PM Modi's one-sided love story is embarrassing all Indians': Congress MP attacks PM over US tariff
On US President Donald Trump’s announcement of imposing a 25% tariff on Indian products, Congress leader Vamsi Krishna Gaddam says, "PM Modi's one-sided love story is embarrassing all Indians on the global platform. We all know his affection for America. The US Visa was rejected for PM Modi in the past, and he was not allowed to enter. This one-sided love story has gone all the way to where Prime Minister Modi had gone to America to even campaign for Trump...Today, Trump has unilaterally imposed tariffs of about 25% and also further penalties, which may go up to 35-40%. This means the total Indian trade deficit with the US alone, which is around 45 billion dollars, will be impacted heavily... With these new tariffs in place, it's said to affect almost Rs 1.5-2 lakh crores of trade. It's shocking that not a word has been spoken since the tariff announcement. PM Modi and EAM Dr S Jaishankar are quiet as if none of this impacts us."
Congress MP attacks PM Narendra Modi over US President Trump's remarks on Indian economy
On the US President Trump's dead economy remark, Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka says, "This exposes the failure of PM Modi as a global leader. He used to call himself 'Vishwa Guru'. He was talking about diplomacy, friendship with the US and the progress of trade talks between India and the US. We have a 25% tariff levied on India, plus penalties, because we have been buying energy from Russia...Due to Narendra Modi's 11 years of foreign policy, India has now been isolated. Trump has virtually said that India will need to buy oil from Pakistan. They are supporting Pakistan to develop oil reserves."
INDIA bloc leaders meet at Mallikarjun Kharge's office in Parliament
INDIA bloc floor leaders meeting at Rajya Sabha LoP office in Parliament to plan the strategy for the floor of the House.
INDIA bloc holds protest against SIR outside Parliament
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and MP Sonia Gandhi joined the INDIA Bloc protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the "arrest of labourers in BJP-ruled states" outside the Parliament
BJP ministers hold meeting ahead of Parliament Session
An important meeting is currently in Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's room in Parliament. This meeting is regarding how the governmet will respond to the Opposition's charges regarding the tariffs imposed by US.
The Ministers present in the meeting are JP Nadda, Kiren Rijiju and Piyush Goyal among others.