Rahul Gandhi slams Modi as ‘compromised’, says PM can’t renegotiate India-US trade deal

In a post on X, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha accused the Prime Minister of being “compromised” and claimed he would be unable to renegotiate the agreement.

“The PM is compromised. His betrayal now stands exposed. He can’t renegotiate. He will surrender again,” Gandhi wrote.

The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down Trump’s sweeping tariff measures, ruling that he exceeded his authority by imposing them under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

In a 6–3 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Court held that the US Constitution grants Congress — not the president — the power to levy taxes and impose tariffs. The majority observed that if Congress had intended to give such authority under IEEPA, it would have done so explicitly.

With the reciprocal tariffs struck down, India is expected to revert to the earlier tariff structure of 3.5 percent that existed before the sweeping measures were introduced last year.

However, shortly after the ruling — which Trump described as “outrageous” and a “disaster for US workers” — he announced fresh 10 percent tariffs on all countries, including India.

When asked about tariffs on India, Trump said New Delhi would pay 18 percent, while Washington would pay 0 percent under the recently signed trade agreement.

“Nothing changes, they’ll be paying tariffs, and we will not be paying tariffs. So, the deal with India is they pay tariffs. This is a reversal from what it used to be. I think Prime Minister Modi is a great gentleman, a great man, actually, but he was much smarter than the people that he was against in terms of the United States,” Trump was quoted as saying by The Times of India.