New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- In a sharply worded post on the social media platform X, Deepak Shenoy, founder and CEO of Capitalmind, called out US President Donald Trump's tirade against India over trade.

India finds itself in the crosshairs as Trump looks to restore balance and boost demand for American-made goods by slapping tariffs on countries globally. Trump argues that he wants to reduce the trade deficit with countries, as America has been taken advantage of by "cheaters" and "pillaged" by foreigners.

Against this backdrop, he has slapped tariffs of up to 50% on countries, with India being the biggest casualty. Along with 25% tariffs on trade, we face an additional 25% levy for importing discounted Russian oil. However, India has so far...