After White House shared a revised fact sheet on the India-US trade deal, the Ministry of External Affairs said that amendments to the document reflect shared understanding between the two sides on the matter.
After White House shared a revised fact sheet on the India-US trade deal, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that amendments to the document reflect shared understanding between the two sides on the matter.
At a press conference, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the India-US joint statement issued on February 7 remains the framework for the India-US interim trade deal.
“The Joint Statement is the framework and remains the basis of our mutual understanding in the matter. Both sides will now work towards implementing this framework and finalizing the Interim Agreement. The amendments in the US fact sheet reflect the shared understandings contained in the Joint Statement,” said Jaiswal.
The statement came after White House revised the fact sheet on its website to remove references to India’s purported commitments to buy American agricultural goods and removing digital tax under the trade deal.
#WATCH | Delhi: On the US issuing an updated India-US trade framework factsheet, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “…The amendments in the US factsheet reflect the shared understandings contained in the joint statement.”
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Under the India-US trade deal, US President Donald Trump has reduced tariffs on India from 50 per cent to 18 per cent in exchange for zero tariffs on US goods.
Agriculture is a sensitive issue in India and the government has kept the sector out of all the trade deals it has signed so far with the likes of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and the European Union (EU). After the Trump administration repeatedly mentioned about India agreeing to buy additional agricultural goods under the trade deal, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stressed that interests of farmers were protected in the trade deal.
In the revised fact sheet, the White House removed a reference to India buying agricultural goods as part of its commitment to buy American goods worth $500 billion. It also said that India “intends to” purchase American energy, information and communication technology, coal, and agricultural products instead of “committed” to do the same. It also dropped the reference to India removing the digital services tax.
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