India-US Trade Deal: Tharoor-Led Panel to be Briefed, Opposition Demands Russia Ties Clarity

• Foreign and Commerce Secretaries to brief Shashi Tharoor-led parliamentary committee on India-US trade agreement.
• Opposition seeks transparency on the trade framework and answers on US sanctions' impact on India-Russia relations, especially discounted crude oil.
• Concerns raised over President Trump's claims of reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers to "zero" and potential opening of India's agricultural sector.
• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal assured farming and dairy sectors are "completely protected" despite US claims of boosting agricultural exports to India.
• Discussion also includes India's FTA with EU and relations with Bangladesh, with EAM S Jaishankar briefing NDA MPs prior to the meeting.