New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday criticised the announced framework for the India-US trade deal, raising concerns over India's purchase of oil from Russia as the White House confirmed that India had agreed to stop importing Russian oil.

In an X post, Jairam Ramesh said that the reduction in import duties on agricultural products will benefit American farmers at the cost of their Indian counterparts.

The Congress MP wrote, "The United States-India Joint Statement just issued is silent on details. But from what has been revealed, it is clear that: India will no longer import oil from Russia. Separately, the US has announced that a 25 per cent penalty could be reimposed if India buys oil directly or indirectly fro...