New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday raised sharp questions over the recently announced India-United States trade agreement, saying that the government has overstated the nature of the agreement and failed to provide clarity on its implications, particularly for Indian farmers and exporters.

In a telephonic interview with ANI, Chidambaram responded to questions on the government's claims regarding the deal, and said, "what has been announced is neither a bilateral trade agreement nor an interim agreement, but merely a framework for a possible interim agreement in the future."

"This deal, which has been announced in a joint statement, is not a bilateral trade agreement. It is n...