The Congress on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the interim trade agreement with the US, claiming the deal is stacked heavily against India and all the "huglomacy and photo-ops" have not amounted to much. Slamming the government, the opposition party cited a White House release which said the US will now monitor whether India is importing oil from Russia, and said "Naam Narender, Kaam Surrender". Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the US-India joint statement just issued is silent on details. "But from what has been revealed, it is clear that: India will no longer import oil from Russia. Separately, the US has announced that a 25 per cent penalty could be reimposed if India buys oil directly or indirectly from Russia," Ramesh said on X. It has also been revealed that India will slash import duties to help American farmers at the cost of Indian farmers, Ramesh claimed. "India's annual imports from the USA will trip
Addressing a press conference, the Union Minister said that several Indian goods will attract zero duties on export, including pharmaceutical products and smartphones
Addressing a press conference, the commerce minister hailed the India-US trade framework, adding that it protects farmers, boosts exports, and strengthens bilateral trade ties
India's auto component exporters may see relief under the interim US-India trade framework, but industry bodies say clarity on Section 232 tariffs and quota rules is needed to gauge gains
India's pharmaceutical exports to the US are unlikely to see major tariff changes under the interim pact as Section 232 investigations continue, though medical devices may gain from better access
Industry executives expect India's textile and apparel exports to the US to post double-digit growth in FY27, aided by improved competitiveness following the India-US trade deal
India has expressed intent to import $500 billion worth of energy, minerals, technology products and aircraft parts from the US over five years under an interim trade agreement
The trade framework opens opportunities for Indian exporters, safeguards sensitive sectors, and sets the stage for broader cooperation in technology, digital trade, and supply chains
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the framework is expected to create jobs and MSME exports while keeping staple crops and dairy outside tariff concessions
The interim framework outlines tariff cuts, market access and technology cooperation while protecting sensitive Indian sectors, paving the way for a broader India US trade agreement
The step is part of a wider agreement to ease trade tensions, under which India plans to buy about $500 billion worth of US goods, including energy, aircraft and technology, over the next five years
Forex reserves at record high of $724 billion
India gets deep discounts on Russian crude and its exports of petroleum products to China have increased
Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said India's economy remains on a strong footing despite global challenges, helped by stable inflation and steady growth
Officials of Indian refiners evaluating Russian crude alongside other grades from Brazil, Angola and UAE
Chouhan said that, rather than compromising farmers' interests, the trade deal will open new avenues of opportunity for crops such as rice
Goyal says first tranche of 'formal' pact by mid-March
EAM S Jaishankar said the India-US trade deal is close to completion, marking a new phase in bilateral ties, as his Washington visit advanced cooperation on trade, energy and critical minerals
The "historic" India-US trade agreement is in the final stages of detailing that will be completed "very soon", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday after holding wide-ranging talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The talks between Jaishankar and Rubio in Washington DC came three days after US President Donald Trump, following a phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced reduction of US tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent from 50 per cent under the trade deal. The external affairs minister said the trade deal will open up a "new phase" in the relations. Except a confirmation on bringing down the US tariffs, including the removal of a 25 per cent levies imposed on India by Washington over Russian energy purchases, no concrete details of the trade deal have come out so far. Jaishankar, in a social media post, described his visit to the US as "productive" and "positive". "The historic India-US trade deal is in the final stages of ...
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country was moving in the right direction.