New Delhi, July 5 -- A day after Union Minister Piyush Goyal categorically stated that "India never enters into trade deals based on deadlines or time pressure", Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will "meekly bow" to theTrump tariff deadlines, referring to the India-US trade deal.

Rahul Gandhi referenced a media report and wrote on X, "Piyush Goyal can beat his chest all he wants, mark my words, Modi will meekly bow to the Trump tariff deadline."

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday emphasised that India will only enter into trade agreements, including the proposed US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), when they serve the country's national interests ...