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DMK MP accuses govt of abject surrender in striking one sided trade deal with US

New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) DMK Rajya Sabha member P Wilson on Monday accused the government of “abject surrender” to the US in striking a “one-sided” trade deal and demanded that it discloses the specifics of the pact. Participating in a general discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Upper House, Wilson alleged that “weaponisation of tariff” by the US would have pressured the Indian government and claimed the trade deal will cause irreparable hardships to India’s domestic manufacturers and farmers. “The entire nation is very concerned about this trade deal with the USA that Capitol Hill is rejoicing,

Pakistan says Afghanistan has created conditions ‘similar to or worse than’ pre-9/11 attacks

ISLAMABAD, February 9, 2026 (AP) — Pakistan’s president has warned that the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a sign of rising tensions with Kabul after last week’s mosque attack in Islamabad, which analysts said Monday highlights militants’ reach to the capital. Asif Ali Zardari made the remarks while thanking the international community for condemning Friday’s suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque that killed 31 worshippers and wounded 169. Without directly blaming India, Zardari also said Pakistan’s eastern neighbor was “assisting the Taliban regime and threatening not

Nationwide strike on Thursday to see 30 cr workers participation: Trade Unions

New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) A joint platform of 10 central trade unions on Monday said that the call for a nationwide general strike on February 12 is on, and not less than 30 crore workers across the country are expected to join the protest. The group of unions had given a call for a nationwide strike on January 9, 2025, to show their “resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the central government”. All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur told reporters that this time “not less than 30 crore workers will participate in the

India-US trade pact and its impact on millions of Indian farmers

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The United States and India have released an interim framework for a trade deal, paving the way for an agreement that would lower tariffs, reconfigure energy ties and deepen economic cooperation as both seek to realign global supply chains. The India–U.S. joint statement suggested that New Delhi pushed back against Washington’s efforts to broadly open its agricultural market. However, India has agreed to lower trade barriers on some farm goods, drawing criticism from farmers and opposition parties. WHO GAINS FROM INDIA’S DECISION TO ALLOW IMPORTS OF DDGS AND SOYOIL, AND WHO LOSES OUT? India

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