If PM Modi had called Trump... But now... The US Commerce Secretary made a big revelation

Narendra Modi did not call Donald Trump.

'The deal was ready, just had to call PM Modi', said the US minister
Lutnick on Thursday (January 8, 2026). Podcasts' He said that he had called PM Modi and requested the President to finalize the agreement. However, India was feeling uncomfortable doing so, so PM Modi did not call. The Commerce Minister said that the US has trade agreements with Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam but he expected the trade deal with India to be reached before these countries

'India called later', US secretary of state said
He said, '... We have signed and announced a number of agreements with Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. All these agreements were done at a high rate because during the negotiations, it was assumed that India would complete the process in advance... But that didn't happen. As a result, the countries with which the agreements were first signed were fixed at an expensive or higher rate. Then later on, when India contacted me and said, 'Okay, we are ready', I said to them, 'What are you ready for?'