New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- India said on Thursday that a joint statement issued with the US remains the basis for a proposed interim trade agreement, and that the American side amended a White House fact sheet on the trade deal to reflect understandings reached so far between the two sides. The fact sheet, issued by the White House on Monday, caused a controversy as it stated that India would reduce tariffs on "certain pulses" and had "committed" to buying American goods, including energy and technology, worth $500 billion over five years. The document was subsequently revised to drop these contentious issues. Asked about the matter at a weekly media briefing, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made it clear that the joint st...