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Will the India-US deal be signed before the July-9 deadline

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that he (the PM) would readily accede to the deadline set by US President Donald Trump despite issues in the trade deal. "Piyush Goyal can beat his chest all he wants, mark my words, Modi will meekly bow to the Trump tariff deadline," Gandhi wrote on X

Gandhi's reaction came as Union Minister Piyush Goyal asserted that India would enter into a trade agreement with the US only if its interests were protected. An interim trade deal between India and the US was expected to be signed before the...