New Delhi, 21 February (H.S.): The Congress party has renewed its sharp criticism of the India-US trade agreement, questioning the Modi government's foreign policy decisions and demanding clarity on whether the deal will be renegotiated following a pivotal US Supreme Court ruling.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, speaking on Saturday, February 21, 2026, lambasted the government for failing to await the US Supreme Court's verdict before finalizing the agreement, asserting that this oversight trapped India in a disadvantageous bargain.He accused the administration of granting excessive concessions to the United States, including opening India's agricultural sector to American goods, committing to $500 billion in purchases, and pledging to cease oil imports from Russia.

Kharge urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to disclose the precise reasons and pressures that led to compromising India's national interests and strategic partnerships through this pact. He emphasized that the government still has time to awaken from its complacency and negotiate a more equitable trade arrangement that safeguards domestic priorities.

In Parliament, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi intensified the attack, predicting that Prime Minister Modi would once again capitulate to American pressure and refuse to reconsider the agreement's terms despite the changed circumstances.

Notably, on Friday, February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court invalidated President Donald Trump's global tariffs, rendering the 18 percent reciprocal import duty imposed on India illegal and upending the foundational assumptions of the bilateral trade deal.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar