Congress' Pawan Khera slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government Donald Trump's statement on India agreeing to 'reduce' tariffs and questioned whether the reported deal was signed "under pressure."
To achieve this, both leaders have decided to designate senior representatives to advance the negotiations. This move demonstrates their commitment to strengthening trade ties and promoting economic cooperation between the two nations.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over Donald Trump's statement on India agreeing to 'reduce' tariffs and expressed concern over the alleged deal.
In a weekly briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the agreement aims to strengthen and deepen India-US two-way trade in goods and services, increase market access, and reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday expressed optimism about India-US trade ties, emphasizing the need for India's agricultural trade to open up amid US President Donald Trump's plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, including India.
Ajay Sahai, Director General and CEO of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), said he sees US President Donald Trump's recurring statement against India- as a 'tariff king'- to be a negotiating posture.
Jaishankar stated that the government is looking into the matter, describing the allegations as "concerning and worrisome." Adressing the 12th International Health Dialogue in New Delhi, he emphasised that USAID was allowed to operate in India in good faith, but the new allegations sugges
While addressing weekly press briefing on Friday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that relevant departments and agencies are looking into the matter and it would be premature to make a public comment at this stage.