'Only Thing Dead Is...': BJP Shares Growth Stats After Trump’s Barb, Rahul Gandhi's Endorsement

Last Updated:August 03, 2025, 11:33 IST

The IMF's World Economic Outlook for July ranked India second only to China among developing economies, projecting a growth rate of 6.7 per cent in 2025 and 6.4 per cent for 2026.

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for backing Donald Trump's "Indian economy is dead" remark | Image: File

The BJP on Sunday offered a subtle rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s “dead economy" remark by sharing India’s strong economic growth, supported by data from the US-based International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The IMF’s World Economic Outlook ranked India second only to China among developing economies, projecting a robust growth rate of 6.7 per cent in 2025 and 6.4 per cent for 2026.

Sharing the IMF data on X, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya took a pointed jab at Donald Trump over his “dead economy" remark on India and mocked Rahul Gandhi for endorsing the claim.

“India continues to be the fastest-growing economy in the world, confirmed yet again by the IMF’s World Economic Outlook update for July 2025," said Malviya.

“The only thing dead is Rahul Gandhi’s self-respect and, if it exists, his brain," he added.

Trump’s Claim, Rahul Gandhi’s Nod

US President Donald Trump’s assertion that India’s economy is “dead" and his move to impose a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports have sparked a major political row.

Announcing the tariff hike on Indian goods and an unspecified penalty over India’s purchase of Russian crude and arms, Trump posted on Truth Social: “I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India, their tariffs are too high, among the highest in the world."

Reacting to the claim, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday agreed with Trump’s remarks that the Indian economy is “dead" and said he is “glad" that the US President stated a fact.

Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Rahul Gandhi remarked that everyone around the world acknowledges the Indian economy is “dead"—except for the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister.

“Yes, he is right. Everybody knows this except the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister. Everybody knows that the Indian economy is a dead economy. I am glad that President Trump has stated a fact. The entire world knows that the Indian economy is a dead economy," Gandhi said.

However, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor appeared to distance himself from Rahul Gandhi’s remarks, stating that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha may have had his “own reasons" for making such a statement.

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