‘What happened to our strategic autonomy?’: Opposition slams Modi govt over India-US trade deal

India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will cut the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from the current 25 per cent, President Trump said on Monday after a phone conversation with Prime Minister Modi.
New Delhi: A day after the much-awaited trade deal between India and the US was announced, the Opposition slammed the Narendra Modi government, with the Congress party posing several questions over the agreement and asking the Centre to divulge details of the pact.India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will cut the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from the current 25 per cent, President Trump said on Monday after a phone conversation with Prime Minister Modi. The US has also scrapped the additional 25 per cent tariff imposed on India over its purchase of Russian oil, but official confirmation on this is awaited.