Jaipur, Feb. 3 -- Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday questioned the recent India-US trade agreement, asking why announcements regarding the deal were being made by the United States instead of India.

Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Pilot said, "Why does the US make announcements regarding trade deals between India and the US? What is the need to celebrate if the tariffs have been reduced to 18 per cent? It seems that the agreement was made under pressure from the US."

In a social media post today, US President Donald Trump stated that both countries agreed to a trade deal under which the US will charge a reduced Reciprocal Tariff, lowering it from 25 per cent to 18 per cent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also, in a social med...