New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, over the timing of the India-US trade deal announcement on Febraury 2, alleging desperation and political diversion.

In a post on X, Ramesh cited remarks made by US President Donald Trump following a US Supreme Court ruling striking down his reciprocal tariffs policy.

"Yesterday after the US Supreme Court struck down his tariffs policy, President Trump declared that (i) Mr. Modi is his great friend; (ii) the India-US trade deal will continue as announced; (iii) he had personally halted Operation Sindoor on May 10 2025 by threatening to increase tariffs on Indian exports to the US if India did not halt Operation Sindoor. On Feb 2 2026, President Trum...