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India says aware of Trump's repost of 'hellhole' remarks, stresses ...
The MEA on Thursday said it had seen reports regarding President Trump amplifying controversial remarks about India, while reiterating that ongoing India-US trade talks remain “constructive” and focused on mutual benefitHours after US President Donald Trump reposted content referring to India and China as “hellholes”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday issued a restrained response saying it had “seen some reports” and declined to comment further on the issue.Addressing a weekly briefing on Thursday, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have seen some reports. That’s where I will leave it.”— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 23, 2026STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADAccording to News18, in another statement, the government sources said the “US President is commenting every two hours, we can’t respond to everything he shares”.The response came after President Trump amplified statements made by American commentator Michael Savage on his podcast Savage Nation.In the episode, Savage argued for ending the United States’ birthright citizenship policy and described countries such as India and China as “hell-holes".“A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring in their entire family from China, or India, or some other hell-hole on the planet," Michael Savage wrote in a letter accompanying the podcast.Not stopping there, he also described Indian and Chinese immigrants as “gangsters with laptops" who had caused more damage to the US “than all the mafia families put together" and had “stepped on our flag."Trump shared both the video and the full transcript of the podcast while criticising the Supreme Court of the United States over its deliberations on birthright citizenship.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADHe also endorsed Savage’s call for a national referendum on the issue.India-US trade talks ‘constructive’Meanwhile, on the US-India trade deal, Jaiswal said negotiations on a comprehensive trade agreement remain “constructive” and are progressing with a focus on mutual benefit.VIDEO | Delhi: MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, "Team from India went to Washington for negotiations on bilateral trade agreement. Both sides working towards balanced, mutually beneficial agreement."(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/dKgFJXx0nF— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 23, 2026Jaiswal said both sides are engaged in ongoing discussions to finalise a balanced deal that addresses shared concerns whi...
'That's where…': MEA shrugs off Trump's 'hellhole' comment on India and ...
Story highlightsIran, which is currently embroiled in a major conflict with the United States, jumped in to defend China and India, saying that both countries are the “cradles of civilisation” and took a potshot at President Donald Trump without taking his name.The Ministry of External Affairs shrugged off US President Donald Trump’s “hellhole” remark for India and China as spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal refrained from giving more weightage to it and just said that “we have seen some reports”. Responding to a question on Trump’s remark during a press briefing on Thursday, Jaiswal said, “We have seen some reports. That’s where I leave it.”Trump had shared an anti-immigration social media post in which a derogatory term was used for both India and China.Add WION as a Preferred SourceTrump had posted a transcript from a conservative talk show hosted by Michael Savage. In the show, Savage was speaking about US’ birthright citizenship and said that people allegedly arrive in the US late in pregnancy and gain automatic citizenship for their child. Trump said that such people later bring in family members from countries including India and China, which he referred to as “some other hellhole on the planet.”“A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the entire family in from China or India or some other hellhole on the planet. You don’t have to go too far to see that. English is not spoken here anymore. That there’s almost no loyalty to this country amongst the immigrant class coming in today, which was not always the case,” it read.It further alleges systemic bias in employment and immigration systems. “You have to be from India or China because almost all the internal mechanisms are set up to run by Indians and Chinese.”The post also claims that integration seen in earlier waves of European immigration “is long over,” arguing that the United States has shifted from a “melting pot” to “cash in pot”.Trending Stories'18,000 Meals': How the USS Abraham Lincoln feeds its crew every single day'Beyond the Banner': What really happened during USS Abraham Lincoln's record-breaking 290-day deploymentIran launches drone attacks on American warships as US destroyer seizes its cargo ship, warns of BIG response — What's happeningAishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Aamir Khan: List of Bollywood stars who went global on TIME 100'Turning salt to gold': How USS Abraham Lincoln's nuclear reactor quenches the thirst of 5,000 sailors every day$585 million Dutch s...
Donald Trump: MEA reacts to hellhole remark on India, trade talks row
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday responded to US President Donald Trump sharing a post calling India, China, a 'hellhole on the planet'.
MEA responds cautiously after Trump 'hellhole' remark on India
India's Ministry of External Affairs offered a restrained response after US President Donald Trump reshared a post calling India and China 'hellholes' in an anti-immigration context. The post ...
