The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the government over the reported remarks of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on the Russian oil issue and the India-US trade deal, saying there is a "hole in government" approach in the matter. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi "talks big of what he calls a 'whole of government' approach". "This is a 'hole in government' approach in the India-US trade deal," Ramesh said on X. US President Donald Trump also issued an Executive Order removing the punitive 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India for its purchases of Russian oil, according to the statement. Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

Source: The Telegraph February 09, 2026 08:22 UTC