India, Feb. 3 -- The Opposition walked out of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday demanding a discussion on the India-US trade deal, questioning why it was announced unilaterally by United States President Donald Trump.

Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha, Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Tuesday sharply criticised the Opposition for disrupting proceedings while the government was responding to concerns over a recent tweet by the US President on trade tariffs.

Opposition members raised slogans, prompting repeated interventions from the Chair as Nadda spoke about developments related to a possible reduction in US tariffs on Indian goods from 25% to 18%. "I can clearly see the frustration of the Opposition, which always has the tendency to see evil in...