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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86757, member: 27"]
A trade pact critics called risky just got spun as a power move, with tariff cuts and sector shields framed as India playing hardball.

India-US interim trade deal defense
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[*]Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal brushed off Opposition heat.
[*]Goyal argued India bargained as a 4 trillion dollar economy.
[*]He insisted that self-reliant sectors stayed ring-fenced.
[*]Sovereignty, he claimed, was never put on the table.
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Tariff shifts and sector impact
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[*]The United States trimmed duties on Indian exports to 18 percent.
[*]China faces 35 percent, while Bangladesh and Vietnam sit at 20 percent.
[*]Several Indian industries reportedly get zero tariff access.
[*]Cotton producers, Goyal said, should see rising demand.
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Agriculture carve-outs and imports
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[*]Sensitive crops like rice and wheat were kept outside the pact.
[*]Dairy, poultry, and meat received no US duty breaks.
[*]Selective access covers walnuts, pistachios, and certain wines.
[*]Boeing aircraft imports may reach 100 billion dollars.
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Budget 2026 27 pitch
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[*]Union Budget 2026 27 was framed as a Viksit Bharat roadmap.
[*]Goyal linked it to 2047 and the development of a nation's ambitions.
[*]Infrastructure spending is aimed at cutting logistics costs.
[*]Nagrik Devo Bhava was cited as the guiding theme.
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