Jairam Ramesh lashes out at BJP Govt over India-US trade deal for being ‘biased towards USA’
Feb 07, 2026
New Delhi, Jan 7, 2026 (ANI): On US-India Interim Trade Agreement, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said, "... Namaste Trump jeete, Howdy Modi haare. The joint statement, which has been issued, is not very detailed, but whatever information we could collect makes five things very clear. First, we will not purchase Russian oil, and if we do, a fine will be imposed on us in the form of 25% tariffs. Second, we will either reduce or remove import duty on agricultural imports from the US... Our imports from the US will increase by three times every year. This means our trade with the US, which is in surplus, will become a deficit. Fourth, there is no mention on IT and service sector. Fifth, export duty on Indian products is increasing. This trade deal is in America's interests... Everything will become very clear when details of this deal emerge..."
