The Centre on Tuesday claimed that the interests of the domestic agriculture and dairy sectors have been protected in the trade deal with the US. “The new US-India deal will export more American farm products to India’s massive market, lifting prices, and pumping cash into rural America. India’s growing population is an important market for American agricultural products and today’s deal will go a long way to reducing this deficit,” Rollins posted on X. India has refused to open up the agri and dairy sectors in any of the free trade agreements reached so far, notably with the European Union, New Zealand and the UK. Boost in sentimentThe domestic stock and currency markets cheered the trade deal, which ended months of uncertainty.

Source: The Telegraph February 04, 2026 06:32 UTC