Trump's 'filthy air' remark exposes India's poor pollution control: Experts

According to one report, the country accounted for the highest increase in deaths caused due to PM2.5 levels in the air

US President Donald Trump’s description of India as a place with “filthy air” may be seen as an attempt to showcase his country in better light, but several climate change experts believe this should make Indian policymakers sit up and take notice.

Trump on Thursday called India, China and Russia as countries with filthy air. Responding to Joe Biden, Trump’s rival in the presidential race, on his climate policies, the US president said, “Look at China, how filthy it is. Look at Russia, look at India — it's filthy. The air is filthy.” Karthik Ganesan, research fellow at the Council on