US Edition‘Commits’ becomes ‘intends’: White House 'silently' rewords India-US trade deal fact sheet a day after release
- On February 9, the White House released a fact sheet saying India will cut tariffs on US industrial goods and `certain pulses`, opening a market of more than 1.4 billion people.
- Following a February 2 call between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they agreed to lower the US reciprocal tariff from 25% to 18% and remove the 25% punitive levy after India committed to stop purchasing Russian oil.
- Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters that his list was not final and said lentils would see tariff cuts, while Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on February 8 excluded pulses from imports.
- The coexistence of Washington and New Delhi statements has deepened confusion about covered products, while Indian opposition parties and farm organisations allege the deal favors the US and call for protests.
- India's pulses import bill jumped 50% to $5.48 billion in 2024-25, with the US accounting for only $89.65 million, highlighting sector risks.
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