Here’s what Opposition leaders have to say on the India-US trade deal

Opposition leaders on Tuesday raised concerns over the IndiandashUnited States US trade deal after Washington claimed the agreement would allow it to export more agricultural products to India and that New Delhi would stop purchasing oil from RussiaShiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray lawmaker Priyanka Chaturvedi claimed the agreement would enable it to export more agricultural products and that New Delhi would stop purchasing oil from RussiaWhile welcoming the reduction in tariffs on Indian goods she expressed reservations stating that the agreement does not appear to be a ldquowinwin situationrdquo for all stakeholdersldquoThe USndashIndia trade agreement was important It had been stalled for so long and India had become the country with the highest tariffs Theyrsquove now brought them down to 18 per cent which I welcome But the way we have brought tariffs and trade barriers down to zero We agree to buy Venezuelan oil stop buying Iranian oil and stop buying Russian oil Then the trade barriers on agricultural goods have been removed from our markets I will still wait for the details but it is not what the Indians expectedrdquo the Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament MP told ANIldquoWhat has come from Trumprsquos side doesnrsquot seem like a winwin situation at allrdquo added the Shiv Sena UBT leaderWATCH Delhi On IndiaUS trade agreement Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi says The USIndia trade agreement was important It had been stalled for so long and India had become the country with the highest tariffs Theyve now brought them down to 1837 which Ihellip pictwittercomzudoVMIbg3mdash ANI ANI February 3 2026Congress MP Ujjwal Raman Singh questioned Prime Minister PM Narendra Modi over the reduction of tariffs to 18 per cent by the US President Donald Trump asking why it was not announced by an Indian government official Referring to Trumprsquos claim that India had agreed to stop purchasing oil from Russia the Congress MP raised concerns over Indiarsquos sovereigntyldquoWe were forced If the PM had announced it in Parliamenthellip Trumprsquos announcement of the deal means that he had already decided that the agreement would happen only if India purchased oil from Venezuela There has been a compromise with Indiarsquos interests The Prime Minister and the BJP government have made the nation bow down and we are paying the price We are breaking away from the decadesold ties with Russiardquo Singh told ANIIndiaUS Trade Deal Indiarsquos capital appears to have shifted to Washington says Congress MPldquoIf oil is cheaper in Venezuela Iran or Russia we should have the autonomy to choose We are not under somebody but today when the US President wants he stops the war and makes us buy Venezuelan oil This is like mortgaging Indiarsquos foreign policyrdquo he addedAnother Congress MP Pramod Tiwari urged PM Modi to address the issue in ParliamentldquoLooking at recent events it seems as if Indiarsquos capital has shifted from New Delhi to Washington DC and PM Modi has gone on a long vacation We are learning about all of Indiarsquos decisions from Washington DC and its President Donald Trump who is making the announcements Prime Minister your silence is troubling us This is against the selfrespect of the country against its sovereignty and against its glorious history Take action and speak the truth we want to hear it from you in the Indian Parliament and in the countryrsquos capital Delhirdquo Tiwari saidOn Monday President Trump announced that the US and India ldquohave agreed to a trade dealrdquo with Washington reducing the reciprocal tariff from 25 per cent to 18 per cent ldquoout of friendship and respectrdquo for PM Modi He also claimed that PM Modi had agreed to ldquostop buying Russian oilrdquo and to significantly increase purchases from the USFollowing Trumprsquos social media post PM Modi confirmed the deal on X saying he was delighted that ldquoMade in India products will now have a reduced tariff of 18 per centrdquoldquoWonderful to speak with my dear friend President Trump today Delighted that Made in India products will now have a reduced tariff of 18 per cent Big thanks to President Trump on behalf of the 14 billion people of India for this wonderful announcementrdquo PM Modi statedldquoPresident Trumprsquos leadership is vital for global peace stability and prosperity India fully supports his efforts for peacerdquo he further saidWith ANI inputs