US President Donald Trump has reduced the tariff for India from 25 percent to 18 percent, on which Congress’s reaction has come. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on Twitter that it seems that Mr. Modi has finally accepted defeat. Claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop buying oil from Russia and buy more oil from America-Venezuela. On this also the Congress leader has attacked the central government.
PM Modi looks under pressure: Jairam Ramesh
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said, ‘He (Trump) announced from Washington DC to stop Operation Sindoor. He announced an update from Washington on India’s oil purchases from Russia and Venezuela. He has now announced the India-America trade deal from Washington, the complete details of which are awaited. For some reason, PM Modi clearly appears under pressure in front of President Trump. Forget about the usual hugs and hugs, now the PM looks uncomfortable even being seen with them.
He announced the halt of Op Sindoor from Washington DC.
He announced the updates on India’s oil purchases from Russia and Venezuela from Washington.
He’s now announced an India-US Trade Deal from Washington, the full details of which are awaited,
President Trump clearly seems…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 2, 2026
‘This cannot be the father of all deals’
The Congress General Secretary said, ‘It seems that PM Modi has finally accepted defeat. It certainly can’t be the Father of All Deals. Mogambo is clearly happy in Washington. US Ambassador to India Sarzia Gore had earlier informed that there was a phone conversation between President Trump and PM Modi. Taking a jibe at this, Jairam Ramesh said that now there is ‘Trump-dependence’ because India comes to know everything through Trump or his representatives.
India gets to know everything from Trump: Jairam Ramesh
He said, ‘It seems that Prime Minister Modi and President Trump have talked to each other today. This information has not been given by India, but by the US Ambassador to India. It seems to have become routine now that India gets to know about the actions of its government only from President Trump or his appointed representatives. He sarcastically said that this is ‘Trump-dependence’.
