India, April 9 -- A draft resolution expected to be adopted at the session of Congress's central decision-making body in Ahmedabad on Wednesday refers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington in February and claims "we were publicly insulted" in his presence when US President Donald Trump called India a "tariff abuser". It accuses the government of compromising on foreign policy at the altar of "individual branding" and "vested interests".

The draft All India Congress Committee (AICC) resolution, a copy of which HT has seen, says the Opposition party remains a votary of close ties with the US but not at the expense of national interests.

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