Claim: External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar said that the Indian economy will not be run from the White House.
Conclusion: Misleading. No such remark has been made by Jaishankar.
Rating: Misleading — 
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Recently several users have shared remarks allegedly quoting the Indian foreign affairs minister S Jaishankar. These remarks were made pertaining to the recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump on India, calling it a “dead economy”.
Several users posted pictures of S Jaishankar and this comment : “Our economy will not be run from the White House…Russian oil will continue to flow to India”. They attributed this comment to him, portraying it as an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs.
Others users have also shared such claims which can be found (here).
“Our economy will not be run from the White House… Russian oil will continue to flow to India.”
🔥❤️ pic.twitter.com/GhO8T6wKrw— exsecular (@ExSecular) August 3, 2025
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to fact check this claim and discovered that no such thing was said by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The statement lacks a direct quote from a press conference or official statement.
We then checked for any kind of official notice by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and found no such confirmation. On the other hand, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has debunked this claim and released an X post pertaining to this matter.
On 3 August 2025, the MEA FactCheck account called out the handle ‘Middle_Eastern0’ for spreading such fake rumours. The post read : Disinformation and FAKE news alert! This handle (@Middle_Eastern0) has been making several social media posts with FAKE News. Be aware.
Find the post below:
Disinformation and FAKE news alert!
This handle (@Middle_Eastern0) has been making several social media posts with FAKE News.
Be aware. #MEAFactCheck pic.twitter.com/yXUUzJwUGt
— MEA FactCheck (@MEAFactCheck) August 3, 2025
Additionally, the PIB report too has debunked the claims and urged citizens not to fall for fake propaganda and urges people to verify information before they share it online.
🚨 Social media accounts @Middle_Eastern0 and @ChinainEnglis are spreading false claims, attributing fabricated statements to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (@MEAIndia) and US President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) regarding recent tariff-related developments.… pic.twitter.com/dpMScCPml5
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) August 4, 2025
Thus, the claim is false and there is no such remark made by S. Jaishankar.
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