US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India on February 2, 2026, at approximately 5:00 PM UTC, lowering tariffs on India to 18%, according to WIONews journalist Sidhant Singh in an X post shared within the reporting window from 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM UTC. The announcement follows a phone call between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi between 3:45 PM and 4:45 PM UTC earlier today, as cited by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in an X post by @MattooShashank from the previous reporting period. Details of the trade deal were not specified in the new source. This development occurs amid resurfaced attention to a 2020 India-China tank standoff image at Rezang La in Ladakh, reposted on X by @detresfa_, though no direct connection to the trade deal is stated in the sources.
