New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The India-US trade agreement has triggered an intense political debate, with the Centre projecting it as a landmark, future-defining deal that will accelerate India's growth trajectory, while opposition parties have raised sharp questions about transparency, national interests, and the impact on farmers and domestic industries.

As negotiations reached their final stages, Opposition leaders also questioned why the United States was making announcements about the deal rather than India.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the trade deal with the United States is in the final stages of detailing and will soon be formally inked by both countries.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi,...