U.S. President Donald Trump publicly criticized the economies of India and Russia, describing them as "dead economies." He stated that he did not care about the economic relationship between the two countries and said they could "take their dead economies down together." This remark came amid ongoing tariff disputes and trade tensions involving the United States, India, and Russia. Trump also issued a warning to Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev following Medvedev's strong remarks, with Medvedev responding by asserting that "dead hands" still possess nuclear power. The tensions are further complicated by India's $46 billion trade surplus with the U.S., its membership in BRICS, and its significant oil imports from Russia. Additionally, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in ending a recent India-Pakistan conflict reportedly affected Trump's expectations for a Nobel Peace Prize. The dispute highlights the strained diplomatic and commercial relations between these nations.