India condemns remarks shared by Trump calling it a 'hellhole'

India condemns remarks shared by Trump calling it a 'hellhole'4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCherylann MollanMumbaiGetty ImagesDonald Trump's administration has cracked down on immigration since he became presidentDelhi has criticised "inappropriate" remarks about Indians and India shared by US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account.Trump shared a four-page transcript of remarks made by podcaster Michael Savage on America's birthright citizenship where he accused people from India and China of abusing the privilege."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," the transcript documents Savage as saying.India's foreign ministry reacted to the remarks without naming Trump or Savage but said they were "uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste"."They certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests," the ministry said in its statement.The remarks created a furore in India, with the main opposition Congress party calling them "extremely insulting and anti-Indian"."Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take up this matter with the US President and register a strong objection," the party said in a post on X.Trump's post comes at a time when Delhi's once-smooth relationship with Washington has turned rocky. Trump has put pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil, saying that the money was helping fund the Ukraine war. But in March, the US temporarily eased sanctions to allow India to buy Russian oil that was stranded at sea to stave off a crisis triggered by the war on Iran. Trump has also waged a tariff battle on India, slapping 50% duties on its goods last year, 25% of which was a penalty for buying Russian oil. In February, however, he cut these tariffs to 18% as part of a...