New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre, claiming that India now gets to know about key national decisions from the United States President Donald Trump or his appointees.

He termed this "Trump-nirbharta", meaning dependence on Trump, while citing last year's Operation Sindoor and the announcement of the India-US trade deal earlier in the day as examples.

Ramesh's remarks came after US President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social that he had spoken to Prime Minister Modi earlier in the day and that India and the United States had agreed to a trade deal under which tariffs on Made in India goods would be reduced to 18 per cent.

The Congress leader clai...