Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday slammed the Centre over the India-US interim trade agreement, calling the deal an "order" from Washington DC.
India and the United States have strengthened their economic partnership through a wide-ranging trade deal aimed at easing market access, reducing trade frictions, and expanding cooperation in advanced technologies.
Congress leader Manish Tewari has raised concerns about the wording of the February 6, 2026, Indo-US Joint Statement, saying it implies significant concessions by India on industrial and agricultural tariffs to the United States. Manish Tewari said that a specific sentence regarding the e
Union Commerce Minister on Saturday said that dairy, fruits, vegetables, spices, and other grains have been protected in the India-US trade deal to safeguard the interests of domestic farmers.
Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Singh on Saturday stressed that the farmers of the nation know that the economic progress, growth, and development in the sector is possible only through law, order, and science, after the India-US trade agreement.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday lauded the India-United States interim trade agreement, stating that the deal will ensure greater market access for Indian exporters.
India will get tariff-free access to certain aircraft and aircraft parts from the US under the just-agreed-upon interim trade deal, said the US-India joint statement released on Saturday.
In a statement issued after the announcement, Greer said the agreement would significantly benefit US workers, farmers and producers by lowering tariffs across all US industrial goods and a broad range of agricultural products.