Foreign Media: Trump's Trade Agreement with India Brings Trouble to Modi
On February 3, 2026, Trump announced that the US would cancel the 50% high tariffs on Indian goods exported to the US. Indian Prime Minister Modi expressed his thanks, but a further statement from the White House put Modi in a difficult situation.
India needs to purchase $500 billion worth of American goods within five years to reduce the tariffs. Indian farmers are worried that imported American goods will harm their livelihoods and plan to strike against the agreement. Modi's opposition party also accused the agreement of harming India's national interests.
Additionally, the White House document mentioned that India needs to stop purchasing Russian oil, while India had not clearly committed to this before. Moreover, the Indian agricultural minister had emphasized that India should achieve self-sufficiency in legumes, but the agreement mentions that India should lower the tariffs on imported American legumes, causing controversy.
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