This is inspite of Mr. Modi's aggressive wooing of President Trump, including campaigning for him in September 2019," the Congress leader said. PM Modi also managed to be among the first to greet the re-elected President Trump in February 2025, he pointed out. The prime minister's public demonstrations of his personal friendship with President Trump have not yielded the desired results, Ramesh said. The trade deal is a steal -- by the PM's good friend in Washington who has also claimed close to hundred times that he halted Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025," Ramesh said. The Congress on Tuesday claimed the India-US trade deal is not a "calibrated opening", but a "coerced opening" and India has been "forced to concede" more than what it has got.

Source: The Telegraph February 11, 2026 06:23 UTC