Friday 08/Aug/2025 – 02:54 PM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces one of the most difficult stages since he took office 11 years ago, with several crises in front of him, including the controversial ceasefire with the archenemy in Pakistan, the escalation of controversy over his age, and a crisis in diplomatic relations with the United States despite what was announced with a strong relationship with US President Donald Trump.
Customs crisis
While he must deal with these challenges, Modi also faces accusations from the opposition of falsifying the general elections for the year 2024, and these pressures come before a difficult electoral battle in Bihar, one of the political heavy states in India.
Although the loss of his party in the state elections will not affect his position in the National Parliament, it will be a strong blow to his reputation as a leader who maintained a strong grip on power for more than a decade, according to a report published by Reuters.
This week, the Trump administration announced 50% customs duties on Indian imports, which are among the highest globally, prompting bilateral relations to a state of severe turmoil, although only six months ago they exchanged hugs and talking about a solid friendship.
Analysts believe that the Indian -American relations were taking place in a large part of the personality of Trump and Moody, and that its deterioration now leaves Modi without a maneuver margin, and there is an increasing frustration that the strong leader did not show the hardness that he has long boasted.
Moody began to respond, as he announced that his country was ready to defend the interests of farmers at any cost, without referring directly to the dispute with the United States regarding the opening of agricultural markets and dairy products in exchange for lowering American drawings, and stressed that India will not compromise on the interests of farmers, livestock breeders and fishermen, indicating his willingness to bear any exorbitant personal price in exchange for that.
The Moody party posted on social media a picture of him receiving stones, bricks and dagger representing customs duties, while protecting a farmer carrying a plow on his shoulder.
Analysts suggest that the battle of the fees with Washington will be the focus of the election campaign in Bihar, which is expected to start next month, and a poll conducted by the Foot Veib agency showed that the ruling Moody alliance will face difficulty in retaining power in the state, due to the first unemployment crisis, with the exclusion that a national wave against Trump affects the results of voting in local elections focused on living issues.
In another indication of Washington, Modi is planning to visit China soon and meet with President Xi Jinping, as well as the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a move indicating the possibility of re -position in international relations, and he also discussed with Brazilian President Lula da Silva the issue of fees, where India and Brazil are the most affected countries than American drawings between members of the BRICS group.
Although Modi continued as the most popular world leaders in support of more than 75%, his Hindu national base was resenting after his sudden announcement of the ceasefire with Pakistan in May, after the fiercest military confrontation between the two countries in decades, a truce that sparked internal and externally, and his government denies Trump’s allegations that he used commercial negotiations as a means of mediation in the agreement, while Trump reinforced Trump His relations with Pakistan, who publicly thanked him for his role in ending the conflict, held the diplomatic scene of India.
Internally, the opposition Congress Party presented what it described as evidence that the Bharatia Jatata Party and the election committee forged the general elections for the year 2024 by adding fake names to the lists of voters, and the party leader Rahul Gandhi described what is happening as a widespread criminal fraud against the country, while the ruling party replied that these are allegations of frustration of the opposition from the repeated defeats, while the election committee in turn called Gandhi to stop Unreasonable conclusions and misleading citizens.
With Modi approaching his seventy -fifth birthday next month, the controversy returned to his life, especially since other party leaders were marginalized after reaching this age, despite the party’s assertion that there is no official retirement age for its leaders.
