Last Updated on February 22, 2026 1:10 am by BIZNAMA NEWS
Andalib Akhter / New Delhi
The Congress has called upon the government to put the Indo-US Trade Deal on hold in view of the decision of the United States Supreme Court invalidating the reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Trump.
Addressing a press conference here Saturday, Congress general secretary in charge communications Jairam Ramesh said that there was a provision in the ‘Framework of Interim Agreement’ that in case of one country modifying the terms, the other country can also do that.
The Congress general secretary questioned the tearing hurry shown by Prime Minister Modi in getting the trade deal announced by the US President Donald Trump on February 2. He quoted Trump’s announcement, where he had said that he was announcing the deal at the behest of his “dear friend Prime Minister Modi”.
Referring to Trump’s statement after the Supreme Court decision that the Indo-US Trade Agreement still holds, Ramesh asserted that the Prime Minister Modi must say in clear and unambiguous terms that the ‘Framework of Interim Agreement’ cannot be implemented under current circumstances in view of the US Supreme Court’s decision.
