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Rahul Gandhi stopped his convoy in New Delhi to assist an injured autorickshaw driver before leaving for Bhopal, where he and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will lead a Kisan Sammelan protesting the India-US trade framework impacting farmers

Congress criticised the Centre over the reported India-US trade agreement, calling it one-sided and risky for farmers. Leaders including Jairam Ramesh and Manish Tewari demanded transparency, highlighting concerns over tariff differences, agricultural impact, and the government’s handling of parliamentary proceedings

India and the US have rescheduled the meeting of chief negotiators to finalise the interim trade deal text following the US Supreme Court verdict on tariffs. Fresh tariff announcements by President Donald Trump have added uncertainty to the proposed bilateral trade framework

Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused Rahul Gandhi of spreading lies over trade deals and said farmers and fishermen are fully protected. Addressing a rally in Karaikal, he also attacked the previous Congress government in Puducherry over corruption

LoP Rahul Gandhi met farm union leaders at Parliament to plan a national movement against the India-US interim trade deal. Leaders argued the pact threatens corn, soy, and cotton farmers, while Gandhi accused the government of compromising food security

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the government over the India-US interim trade deal during the Budget debate. He alleged that India’s energy security and farmers’ interests were compromised, calling the agreement a “wholesale surrender”

The first tranche of the India–US trade deal is expected to lower import duties on advanced AI hardware, reduce GPU infrastructure costs and attract large-scale data centre investments, potentially positioning India as a key global hub for AI compute services.

Several farmer organisations, including SKM and AIKS, criticised the India-US trade framework as a threat to Indian agriculture, demanding Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s resignation and announcing nationwide protests and a February 12 general strike to oppose the agreement

India has safeguarded sensitive agriculture and dairy sectors in the US trade deal, while Washington reduces tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18%. Labour-intensive sectors like apparel, footwear, and jewellery are set to benefit, with a joint statement to be issued soon

The India-US trade deal is expected to help stabilise the rupee, narrow the current account deficit and boost foreign direct investment, according to a report. Improved market access and tariff certainty could support exports, manufacturing investment and medium-term economic growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said self-confidence is the key force that makes everything possible and will help realise the dream of Viksit Bharat. His remarks came hours after India and the US announced a trade deal reducing tariffs on Indian goods

The Indian rupee gained 49 paise to 89.17 against the US dollar on Monday, aided by equity market gains, RBI intervention, and falling crude prices. Analysts warn of potential weakness ahead of an expected India-US trade deal by December-end.

President Donald Trump said India and the US are still negotiating a trade deal despite his tariff threats, citing high tariffs and BRICS issues, with a final decision expected this week.