Jamaat-e-Islami Hind President Syed Sadatullah Hussaini has expressed deep concern over the decision of the US to impose 25 percent additional tariffs on India’s products imported from India. He described this decision as an inappropriate and unilateral punitive action against India and said that it is harmful not only to India but also for America and global trade.
Policy like punishment for India is not good: Jamaat President
The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind president said, “The policy like punishing India is not good, while many countries including the European Union are importing goods and energy from Russia. Every country has full right to decide its foreign and economic policy. Forcibly pressurizing is a dangerous imperialist attitude that weakens the cooperation of the whole world.”
Thousands of people will lose livelihood: Hussaini
He said that applying 50 percent tariffs will cause serious damage to areas like small industries, textiles, carpets and food products. This can take away the livelihood of thousands of workers. American consumers will also have to face expensive prices and low options. These incidents show that inner economic strategies can be made a weapon of external pressure.
He said, “Initially the protectionist policies adopted in the name of saving domestic industries later become a way to pressurize others. As countries are giving priority to national security, international trade system is shattering, which will cause long-term damage.”
India adopted Non-Aligned Policy: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
He appealed to the Government of India to take this development as a warning and review your diplomatic approach. India now needs to adopt a balanced and non -aligned foreign policy. In the name of friendship of America or other imperialist forces, we should not compromise on our self -reliance and principles. The current policy has failed to fulfill our national interests.
Should India adopt a strategy? Hussaini told
He emphasized three important strategies for India. He said, “India should strengthen its economic relations with countries like Japan, South Korea, European Union and Australia. Also should increase connectivity to ASEAN, BRICS and regional groups to avoid such pressure in future.”
As a second strategy, he said, “India should lead to a balance among global economic forces, leading in economic groups like BRICS, so that no country can force independent countries.”
As a third strategy, India said, “India will have to take concrete steps towards strengthening manufacturing, agriculture and labor areas. Investment, infrastructure and human resource development within the country will have to increase so that the dependence on global forces is reduced.”