Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday, i.e., October 2, responded sharply to US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs against India, supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to promote 'swadeshi goods'.

"Recently, America adopted a new tariff policy. It might be for their own benefit, but its impact is being felt by everyone… The nation has to have all kinds of relationships, but this dependence should not turn into compulsion; hence, we will have to become self-reliant. We will need to become ‘Aatma Nirbhar’," Bhagwat said during the RSS centenary programme.

The RSS chief said that the "universe wants India to lead by example and show the world a way". In August, President Donald Trump announced a "25 percent tariff plus penalty" against India for doin

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