NEW DELHI: India said on Monday that it did not sign the Paris climate agreement under pressure or out of greed with foreign minister Sushma Swaraj emphatically dismissing US President Donald Trump 's allegation that India was exploiting the deal. Swaraj reiterated India's position that it will remain a part of the agreement with or without the US. "We didn't sign the Paris agreement under pressure from any country or because we wanted money from some country ," said Swaraj, addressing a press conference on the completion of three years of government. "PM Modi has spoken to President Trump thrice. She said the relationship between India and the US since Trump took charge were growing with the "same speed" as was the case when Barack Obama was President.

Source: Times of India June 05, 2017 23:15 UTC