By Admin 
There is intense discussion on the statement of US Commerce Minister Howard Lutnick regarding the ongoing talks on trade deal between America and India. He said that PM Modi had not called US President Donald Trump regarding the trade deal, hence the deal could not be done. The Indian Foreign Ministry has rejected his claim. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that PM Modi has spoken to Trump eight times.
PM Modi talked to Trump 8 times: External Affairs Ministry
On the statement of US Commerce Minister Howard Lutnick, the Foreign Ministry said, ‘India and America have been negotiating a trade deal since February last year. Both sides have held several rounds of talks. The description of these discussions in the reported comments (statement of Howard Lutnick) is not true. We look forward to completing this deal. In the year 2025, there was a phone conversation between the Prime Minister of India and Trump on 8th, in which various aspects of our comprehensive partnership were discussed. We have come several times to finalize the deal.
MEA statement on India-US trade deal
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ‘India and the US were committed to negotiating a bilateral trade agreement since February 13 last year. Since then both sides have held several rounds of talks to reach a balanced and mutually beneficial trade agreement. On many occasions we have been very close to agreement. We are interested in a mutually beneficial trade agreement between two complementary economies and hope to see it completed. Hope to complete.
Nothing has been finalized yet regarding the trade deal between America and India. Due to which India is facing 50 percent American tariff. Lutnik said in a podcast on Thursday (January 8, 2026), ‘All the agreements were ready and the deal was completely ready. Only talks were to be held at the level of both the leaders. PM Modi was supposed to call President Trump, but he did not.