New Delhi, June 27 -- As United States President Donald Trump announced that a "very big deal" is set to be finalised soon with India, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a jibe at the centre on Friday, saying that he hopes the deal will be as big claimed, given that it led to the "abrupt end" to Operation Sindoor.

The US president has repeatedly claimed that he used trade negotiations with both India and Pakistan to stop hostilities in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, a claim which India has vehemently and repeatedly denied.

"After repeating 16 times that he used a trade deal as an instrument to bring about a ceasefire between India & Pakistan, President Trump has now announced that such an India-US trade agreement is going ...