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Zomato CEO Goyal urged India to become an “unapologetic superpower” after the US imposed a 25% tariff hike on Indian imports, citing India’s Russian oil and military purchases.
Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal.
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal responded to the US’s abrupt tariff hike on Indian imports by urging India to assert itself as an “unapologetic superpower” amid mounting global pressure.
In a post on X, Goyal said, “Every few years, the world reminds us of our place. A threat here, a tariff there. But the message is the same: stay in your lane, India.”
“Global powers will always bully us, unless we take our destiny into our own hands. And the only way to do that is if we collectively decide to become the world’s largest, most unapologetic superpower in the world. In the economy, in technology, in defence, and most importantly, in ambition. There is absolutely no other way.”
Every few years, the world reminds us of our place. A threat here, a tariff there. But the message is the same: stay in your lane, India.Global powers will always bully us, unless we take our destiny in our own hands. And the only way to do that is if we collectively decide to…
— Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) August 7, 2025
This followed just hours after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Wednesday, imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, raising the total import duty to 50%. The White House cited India’s ongoing purchases of Russian oil and military hardware as the rationale for the move.
According to the order, the first 25% tariff took effect this morning, August 7. The second levy will be implemented after 21 days, on August 27.
Former NITI Aayog CEO and India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said, “Trump has provided us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to take the next big leap on reforms. Crisis must be fully utilised.”
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