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Congress Reacts To Indo-US Interim Trade Agreeement With A Sharp Jibe; Jairam Ramesh says all the hugs and photo-ops have not amounted to much. Namaste Trump has scored over Howdy Modi
The opposition party also took a jibe at the government with the iconic line from the Mukesh song Dost dost na raha from the 1964 film Sangam. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the US-India joint statement just issued is silent on details.
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Congress party has claimed that the India-US joint statement on an interim trade agreement is “silent” on details and took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying “all the hugs and photo-ops have not amounted to much”.
The opposition party also took a jibe at the government with the iconic line from the Mukesh song Dost dost na raha from the 1964 film Sangam. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the US-India joint statement just issued is silent on details.
The United States-India Joint Statement just issued is silent on details. But from what has been revealed it is clear that:
1. India will no longer import oil from Russia. Separately the US has announced that 25% penalty could be reimposed if India buys oil directly or…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 7, 2026
“But from what has been revealed, it is clear that: India will no longer import oil from Russia. Separately, the US has announced that a 25 per cent penalty could be reimposed if India buys oil directly or indirectly from Russia,” he said on X.
It has also been revealed that India will slash import duties to help American farmers at the cost of Indian farmers, Ramesh claimed.
“India’s annual imports from the USA will triple, wiping out our longstanding goods trade surplus. There will continue to be great uncertainty on India’s exports of IT and other services to the US. India’s exports of goods to the US will face higher duties than before,” Ramesh said.
“All the hugs and photo-ops have not amounted to much. Namaste Trump has scored over Howdy Modi,” the Congress leader said, adding, “Dost dost na raha”.