Trump faces diplomatic backlash after sharing ‘hellhole’ remark about India and China

AsiaIndiaTrump faces diplomatic backlash after sharing ‘hellhole’ remark about India and ChinaDelhi calls comment ‘inappropriate’ as critics warn it could deepen fears among immigrantsNamita Singh Friday 24 April 2026 08:49 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964094","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/trump-india-hellhole-modi-china-truth-social-b2964094.html","title":"Trump faces diplomatic backlash after sharing ‘hellhole’ remark about India and China"}}CloseTrump lawyer challenged over 'birth tourism' as they seek to end birthright citizenship in front of ScotusOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"India","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Donald Trump’s amplification of a comment...