The US has softened the language on a fact sheet of a recently announced trade deal with India amid protests by thousands of farmers who accused the Narendra Modi government of compromising their interests.
US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Modi last week announced that the two countries had finalised a long-delayed trade agreement. While details remained limited, Mr Trump said he would cut reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent from 25 per cent and scrap a separate 25 per cent punitive duty imposed on Delhi over its purchases of Russian oil.
