ADVERTISEMENTLutnick said he had set up the whole deal and told India “you have to have Modi call the President". New Delhi has steadfastly denied Trump’s claim that he had told India and Pakistan that the US would not do a trade deal with either if they continued fighting. In a post on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said: “US President Trump is commenting daily on India’s Russian oil exports. Kharge said: “For us, foreign policy means prioritising national interest above all. But the Modi government has dealt a severe blow to our Non-Aligned and Strategic Autonomy foreign policy.

Source: The Telegraph January 10, 2026 21:29 UTC