Opposition party Congress has raised questions regarding the trade deal signed between India and America on Monday. It was asked from the opposition that if this was such a big diplomatic victory, then why was it not announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? After all, why did US President Donald Trump reveal this on social media Truth Social? He asked whether India kept silence under pressure from America? Now Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal answered these questions of the opposition in the press conference organized.

Congress had sieged the government on this issue
Earlier, Congress had tried to corner the government on this issue. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and other opposition leaders had asked that when such a big decision was taken for the country, why did Prime Minister Narendra Modi not address the nation?

The opposition alleges that Trump has written in his post that India will reduce duty on American goods to zero. This is a kind of surrender. While Trump is celebrating his victory, the Indian government is silently accepting his conditions. Therefore the announcement has come from Washington.

Piyush Goyal gave this answer in the press conference

On this, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that America had imposed tariff. This decision was also his. They will reduce it. When he reduced the tariff, it is natural that he had to give this information to the world.

He said that the problem started from America’s side. Now that the solution has been found, Trump, as the party giving relief, had to say that he has changed his terms.

Apart from this, the Union Minister has denied the allegations of surrender of Congress. He explained that in diplomacy it is not always necessary to make noise. Trump had imposed tariffs on India in the middle of 2025. It was 50%. Then there was a stir in the whole world. It was being called tariff war. At that time, PM Modi and the Ministry of External Affairs had exercised restraint. There was no retaliatory action or sharp statements. The result of this is that the tariff has been reduced from 50% to 18%.

India US trade talks: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal gave information about the bilateral trade agreement between India and America in a press conference on Saturday. He said that talks between the two countries are going on at a positive level. He has also informed that the Central Government will not make any kind of compromise regarding the interests of the farmers, fishermen and small enterprises (MSMEs) of the country.

Full care will be taken of India’s farmers, fishermen and MSME sector. He said that the interest of the country is supreme. Recently, an Indian delegation had gone to Washington. Where Indian representatives met American officials.

What did the Commerce Minister say?

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, while talking to journalists, gave a clear message that the Government of India will never compromise with the interests of its farmers. This statement has come at a time when America has imposed 50 percent tariff on India. America had also demanded concessions in the agricultural sector. Which has not been accepted by the Government of India. However, Goyal said that India and the US have friendly relations and described the bilateral trade agreement between the two countries as positive. Last month, Goyal himself traveled to New York with a team on a trade agreement.

Recently a team of Indian representatives had gone to Washington. These meetings, which lasted for 3 days, ended on 17 October. The team was led by Commerce Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal. According to the information received, this discussion between the two countries was very positive. Also, consensus has been reached on many issues in earlier visits also. Let us tell you that till now five rounds of talks have taken place.

What is America India dispute?

Relations between India and America have been quite tense in the last few days. Relations between the two countries have deteriorated since the Trump administration announced imposing heavy tariffs of up to 50 percent on Indian goods. America has also imposed an additional duty of 25 percent on purchasing crude oil from Russia. Due to which the total tariff has reached 50 percent.

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