Since US President Donald Trump’s second term, talks on a free trade agreement between the US and India have begun. Trump calls Prime Minister Narendra Modi his good friend. Trump has always considered tariffs a powerful weapon, believing that they can be used to control any country. Following the Pahalgam massacre in April 2015, India.
Sheena Sandhu A retired civil servant In the fertile plains of Punjab, where agriculture is as much a political identity as it is a livelihood, the term “trade deal” often arrives with a heavy baggage of skepticism. The recent India-US Interim Trade Deal is no exception, triggering a wave of “false narratives” that suggest a.
Punjab has become the first state in India to formally oppose the proposed India–United States trade deal after the Punjab Vidhan Sabha unanimously passed a resolution against it. The resolution, adopted during the Assembly session, described the agreement as harmful to the interests of farmers and the state’s agricultural economy. Members of the Assembly expressed.
Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge will lead a farmers’ protest in Bhopal against the interim India-US trade deal, with Congress alleging the agreement harms soybean, cotton and maize farmers.
New Delhi: Amid Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi‘s repeated assertions on India begin given a “raw” deal in the India-US trade pact, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scaled up it attack, accusing the Congress leader of resorting to lies and hearsay to spread a “manufactured narrative” which was far-fetched from reality..
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “betrayed India’s farmers”, claiming that the interim India-US trade deal poses a direct threat to their livelihoods. Sharing a post on X, the Rae Bareli MP wrote, “Narendra ‘surrender’ Modi has betrayed India’s farmers and the farmers have realised this..
New Delhi: Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Friday, welcomed the India-US trade deal, terming it a “very important development”, which opens more opportunities for economic cooperation. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Azar said, “As you know, Israel is also very engaged with the American market. We get about 80 per cent of.
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday met leaders of several farm unions from across the country at the Parliament House. Farm leaders raise concerns over impact on key crops During the meeting, the farm union representatives expressed strong opposition to the India-US trade deal and conveyed their deep.
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), terming India-USA deal as “fatal” for Indian farmers and traders, held strong protests on Thursday in various districts of Punjab. Party workers fully supported the ‘Bharat Bandh’ against the policies of the Central Government and came out on the roads to register their protest. During the protest, AAP leaders and.