White House Revises India-US Trade Factsheet, Blunting Opposition Criticism

• White House revised its India-US trade framework factsheet, aligning it with India's stated position and the joint statement.
• The initial US factsheet had triggered sharp criticism from the Opposition over claims of concessions on sensitive issues.
• Revisions removed claims about India eliminating tariffs on all US industrial goods, committing to buy $500 billion in products, and removing digital services taxes.
• Key changes include removing 'certain pulses' from tariff reduction, changing 'committed to buy' to 'intends to buy,' and removing 'agricultural' from purchase lists.
• The revised document strengthens India's stance on agriculture, energy, and digital taxation, weakening the Opposition's arguments.