Speaking to ANI, Tharoor asserted that India was being dealt 'unfairly' when it came to the imposition of tariffs. 'The unfairness of this has definitely created a very strong backlash in India, and the accompanying insults, both by Trump's own language in his statements and tweets. Subsequently, the extremely offensive statements by his advisor (Peter) Navarro have gotten a backlash across the country. Taking a swipe at the US president, Tharoor stated that Trump thinks of tariffs as 'magic instruments' that could solve multiple problems, such as reducing the deficit in his country and furthering his political agenda. Tharoor asserted that Trump intended to engage with his political base, where American manufacturers employ American workers to accelerate the manufacturing process.