New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Amra Ram on Friday termed the India-US interim trade agreement a "complete surrender."

He warned that the deal would severely impact farmers and agricultural employment across the country.

Speaking to ANI, Ram said, "This is a complete surrender because the US previously had a 3% tariff on goods exported from India, but now it's 18%. The 6% tariff we previously imposed is now being reduced to zero. What greater surrender could there be?.. This will endanger the lives of a large portion of the country's population. Agricultural employment will be destroyed."

The India-US Interim Agreement, announced last week, is intended as a framework for a reciprocal and mutually beneficial ...