New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh demanded that the Centre immediately pause the Indo-US interim trade framework following the US Supreme Court's ruling on tariffs.

Briefing reporters here, Ramesh said, "We demand that in view of the Supreme Court's decision on tariff, the Modi government should immediately put the Indo-US framework of interim agreement on hold. Use the clause in the joint statement and renegotiate the deal to eliminate liberalisation of imports in agriculture."

Earlier in the day, Ramesh hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, over the timing of the India-US trade deal announcement on Febraury 2, alleging desperation and political diversion. In a post on X, Ramesh cited remarks made by US President D...