The U.S. backtracked on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) on changes it made to the India-U.S. joint statement and the White House factsheet on the India-U.S. Framework interim agreement on trade, removing references to ‘pulses’, ‘buying agricultural products’, ‘digital service tax’ and Indian ‘commitments’ on investing $500 billion. “India intends to buy more American products and purchase over $500 billion of U.S. energy, information and communication technology, coal, and other products”, a line which earlier also included “agricultural” products. The social media post showed a map of India including in it Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and Chinese-controlled Aksai Chin. Steadfast on Russian oilThe U.S. government continued to insist that India had committed to ending its imports of Russian oil and had already begun to curtail its purchases.

Source: The Hindu February 11, 2026 14:05 UTC