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The Congress connected Monday (February 9, 2026) took a swipe astatine the authorities implicit the reported remarks of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal connected the Russian lipid contented and the India-U.S. commercialized deal, saying determination is simply a "hole successful government" attack successful the matter.
Congress wide caput in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi "talks large of what helium calls a 'whole of government' approach".
"On the Russian lipid contented and the India-US commercialized deal— the Commerce Minister says inquire the External Affairs Minister, the External Affairs Minister says inquire the Commerce Minister, and the Petroleum Minister is preoccupied with different issues," helium said taking a swipe astatine Mr. Jaishankar, Mr. Goyal and Hardeep Puri.
"This is simply a 'hole successful government' attack successful the India-U.S. commercialized deal," Mr. Ramesh said connected X.
According to a associated connection issued by some sides connected Saturday (February 7, 2026) connected the model for the archetypal signifier of the bilateral commercialized agreement, India has expressed its volition to acquisition $500 cardinal of U.S. vigor products, craft and craft parts, precious metals, exertion products and coking ember implicit the adjacent 5 years.
The U.S. volition trim tariffs connected Indian goods to 18%. U.S. President Donald Trump besides issued an Executive Order removing the punitive 25% tariffs imposed connected India for its purchases of Russian oil, according to the statement.
On safeguards for a abrupt leap successful imports from the U.S., Mr. Goyal has said capable safeguards are successful spot successful the commercialized statement to support the interests of farmers and the home manufacture from immoderate summation successful imports.
