Modi is back ...where ... he is the best -- the politics --- ::: Namo has a new role "defiant protector of India’s farmers" .... all other politicians keeping close watch

Namo has done all these in the past.

In Bush era - 2007 - he was denied Visa. 

Narendra Modi, then Gujarat Chief Minister, played his cards well. Fought Indian opponents and also braved through big hurdles created for him within the BJP likes of L K Advani, Sushma Swaraj and S S Ahluwalia and a few others.  Now in 2025 -- Donald Trump is no longer his  friend.

As a result, Modi is back ...where ... he is the best -- the politics.

Quotes often define a Neta.

At an Ahmedabad rally on August 25, PM Modi said

“My government will never let any harm come .... No matter how much pressure comes, we will keep increasing our strength to withstand it.” He spoke in similar vein on Aug 7 and on the Independence Day - Aug 15th. 

Here optics count. Thus Narendra Modi is crafting his narrative not as the reformer scorned but as the defiant protector of India’s farmers and small businesses. In trademark style, Modi is turning calamity into opportunity.

Targeting $60.2 billion worth of exports—55% of India’s merchandise shipments to the U.S., which accounts for 18% of total exports—the tariffs threaten labor-intensive sectors like textiles, seafood, gems, jewelry, and leather. 

Economists project a GDP growth reduction of 0.4–0.5% in FY26, with Goldman Sachs estimating up to 0.6%, impacting private investment, labor markets, and export competitiveness. 

Farmers face severe disruptions, particularly in marine exports like shrimp, where prices have dropped $0.60–0.70 per kilogram due to duties exceeding 60%, threatening coastal livelihoods.  

India meanwhile has developed a 'good rapport' with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The 're-work' strategy is on with China. 

It is also true that the bilateral relationships with various countries stand on their own merit and should not be seen from the prism of a third country. 

“India and Russia have a steady and time-tested partnership”, says Indian foreign ministry spokesman Jaiswal. 

On August 7, 2025, he has declared: “For us, the interest of our farmers is our top priority. India will never compromise on the interests of farmers, fishermen, and dairy farmers. I know we will have to pay a heavy price for it and I am ready for it. India is ready for it.”

On Independence Day, from the Red Fort, he said ... “Farmers, fishermen, cattle rearers ..... Modi will stand like a wall "deewar' against any policy that threatens their interests. India will never compromise when it comes to protecting the interests of our farmers.”

It not only meant doing everything to stonewall the adverse impact. It also meant 'the war' with the US  President.

Which Indian PM in the past and how many global players can 'resist' ...virtually snub US President in office as many as four times ?  

That from a Prime Minister of a country where more than 50 percent Indian journalists and well-fed pro-Left intellectuals echo the nasty slogan - of opposition parties (Modi's detractors) --

'narender ... surrender'.

Game-changer .,,, catalyst ... as always 

Former diplomat Shyam Saran, wrote in a newspaper article - “Donald Trump was supposed to be good for India in his second presidency... He has turned out to be a nightmare.”

Saran insisted that although there would be “pain in resisting Trump … we should be prepared to endure it”.

“Submitting to his exaggerated demands, which are now political as well as economic, would severely undermine India’s national interests,” said Saran. 

Everyone was scared that Trump's threats could cripple the Indian economy.

Of course some anti-BJP commentators  did not mind joking -- Trump has "humiliated the Indian prime minister” over the recent India-Pakistan conflict in May and also the tariffs. Now when four tele calls from the White House got unattended; the world knows --

how to pay things back to any mortal being !! 

Blogger in China : 2019

According to some; by framing Trump’s tariffs as economic bullying, Modi has aligned himself with the victimised farmer, offering political therapy to heal past wounds.  But all goody goody things are easier said.  

“All of us should follow the mantra of buying only ‘Made in India’ goods,” Modi said encouraging shopkeepers to display big signs promoting domestic products. 

“Pressure on us may increase [from the tariffs], but we will bear it,” he added.

But Goldman Sachs’ chief India economist, Santanu Sengupta, warned that sustained 50% levies could push gross domestic product (GDP) growth below 6%, from a forecast level of around 6.5%. 

Rival exporters from Turkey to Thailand, facing lower US tariffs, are already scooping up American buyers with offers of cheaper goods.

About 30% of India’s exports to the US – including pharmaceuticals, electronics, raw drug materials and refined fuels – worth $27.6bn, remain duty-free. 

But sectors like textiles, gems and jewellery, and seafood, long reliant on the American market, face shrinking order books. 

The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) reported textile and apparel manufacturers in Tirupur, Delhi, and Surat had already halted production due to “worsening cost competitiveness”.

“Indian goods have been rendered uncompetitive compared to competitors from China, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, and other south-east and south Asian countries,” said FIEO president SC Ralhan. 

The reality challenges will need to be addressed.