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While the fact sheet on February 9 read that India “commits” to buying more than $500 billion worth of US products, that has now been changed to say India “intends to buy” $500 billion worth of US products. (file)
A day after unilaterally releasing a fact sheet on the interim India-US trade agreement, which mentioned “certain pulses” among agricultural products that will see tariff cuts by New Delhi, the White House has now updated and removed those words from its text.
After India and the US announced a framework for an interim agreement on reciprocal, mutually beneficial trade, the White House Monday released a fact sheet showing that New Delhi will eliminate or reduce tariffs on American industrial goods and a wide range of food and agricultural products, including “certain pulses”.
The mention of “certain pulses” in the White House fact sheet was a surprise for many on this side, as it was not mentioned in the joint statement announced on February 6.
“India will eliminate or reduce tariffs on all US industrial goods and a wide range of US food and agricultural products, including dried distillers’ grains (DDGs), red sorghum, tree nuts, fresh and processed fruit, certain pulses, soybean oil, wine and spirits, and additional products,” states the Fact Sheet: The United States and India Announce Historic Trade Deal released by the White House on February 9.
The revised document reads: “India will eliminate or reduce tariffs on all US industrial goods and a wide range of US food and agricultural products, including dried distillers’ grains (DDGs), red sorghum, tree nuts, fresh and processed fruit, soybean oil, wine and spirits, and additional products.”
While the fact sheet on February 9 read that India “commits” to buying more than $500 billion worth of US products, that has now been changed to say India “intends to buy” $500 billion worth of US products.
“India intends to buy more American products and purchase over $500 billion of U.S. energy, information and communication technology, coal, and other products,” reads the latest version.
Divya A reports on travel, tourism, culture and social issues - not necessarily in that order - for The Indian Express. She's been a journalist for over a decade now, working with Khaleej Times and The Times of India, before settling down at Express. Besides writing/ editing news reports, she indulges her pen to write short stories. As Sanskriti Prabha Dutt Fellow for Excellence in Journalism, she is researching on the lives of the children of sex workers in India. ... Read More
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