Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 26 -- Criticising the additional 25 per cent tariffs to be imposed by the US on Indian goods as "grossly unfortunate and highly condemnable", CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Tuesday stated that Washington is treating India like a colony, noting that the tariffs were either " a sanction or an embargo".

Speaking to ANI, Brittas accused the US of "virtually" imposing a "trade blockade" on India while criticising the Indian government for its perceived subservience to American pressure.

"It's grossly unfortunate and highly condemnable that the US is treating India as a colony. In fact, this is not a tariff; it is a sanction or an embargo. So, virtually, it is a trade blockade on India," Brittas said.

He claimed that Indi...