India-US Trade Deal News: Many reactions are coming regarding the India-America trade deal. Now the US President’s office claimed on Wednesday that India has committed to stop buying crude oil from Russia and will instead increase oil imports from America. Not only this, India will also buy oil from Venezuela. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said this under the recently announced India-US trade agreement.

Caroline Levitt, while speaking on the US-India deal, was saying that this decision was taken after direct talks between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that the relations between the two leaders are good and that is why this excellent trade deal was possible. However, looking at the way she was projecting this deal, only one question arises – did Levitt understand the intricacies of the deal?

What did Trump’s secretary say on the India-US deal?

• According to Caroline Levitt, India has not only said to stop purchasing Russian oil but also to buy oil from America, which will directly benefit the American economy and people.
• He also claimed that PM Modi has promised to invest $500 billion in America, which includes energy, transportation and agriculture sectors.

What did Trump write on the deal?

Earlier, President Trump had told on social media that under this agreement, American tariff on Indian products has been reduced from 25 percent to 18 percent. Trump had said that India will stop buying Russian oil and will buy more oil from America.

#WATCH | Washington DC | On US-India trade agreement, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says, “India committed to not only no longer purchasing Russian oil, but buying oil from the United States, also perhaps from Venezuela too, which will now have a direct benefit on… pic.twitter.com/exQUBopZJE