He termed this “Trump-nirbharta”, meaning dependence on Trump, while citing last year’s Operation Sindoor and the announcement of the India–US trade deal earlier in the day as examples. “It seems that Prime Minister Modi and President Trump spoke to each other today. This now seems to be the routine - India gets to know of its Govt’s actions only from President Trump or his appointees. In another post on X, made after Trump announced the trade deal but before Prime Minister Modi issued a statement, Ramesh referred to Operation Sindoor. He’s now announced an India-US Trade Deal from Washington, the full details of which are awaited.

Source: dna February 03, 2026 01:54 UTC