Overview

• At the Brahma Kumaris Vishwa Shanti Sarovar’s foundation day in Nagpur, Mohan Bhagwat said countries impose tariffs because they fear India’s growing strength.
• Without naming the United States, he linked the levies to a self‑centered mindset and argued that India had done nothing to warrant such measures.
• The remarks follow US tariffs on Indian goods raised to as high as 50 percent, including a 25 percent penalty tied to India’s purchases of Russian oil, which New Delhi has called unfair and unreasonable.
• Bhagwat suggested foreign actors are courting Pakistan to create pressure on India, describing it as an attempt to influence New Delhi despite a lack of provocation.
• He urged a shift from an ‘I, me, mine’ attitude to a collective ethos, praised the women‑led Brahma Kumaris, and framed India as a moral problem‑solver the world is seeking.