‘If things don’t work out, we will wait for Trump to step down’, NSA Ajit Doval told Rubio on trade deal

Donald Trump may be beating the drum of his victory regarding the India-US trade deal, but a new report has changed the story. According to Bloomberg, India has...
A trade deal has been agreed between India and America, which President Donald Trump and his allies are presenting as a big victory for the American people....
The report states that in early September 2025, a meeting took place between India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.....
'Stop criticizing India'
According to Bloomberg report, Ajit Doval reminded Marco Rubio that India has faced many adverse US administrations in the past too. They...
'Bullying not accepted'
Doval made it clear that India will not accept any kind of 'bullying'. Only after this meeting, at the end of September, a slight softening of Trump's tone was seen.
Why relations deteriorated
In fact, relations between India and America became tense when New Delhi falsely rejected Trump's claims of ceasefire during the India-Pakistan war in May 2025.
Trump's big announcement
At the same time, on Sunday, Donald Trump, ignoring protocol as usual, announced the finalization of the trade deal with India on 'Truth Social'. Although,...
India confirmed
After this, on Tuesday, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, while confirming the India-US trade deal, only said that the talks have been finalized. ...
On the other hand, due to non-disclosure of complete information about the deal, opposition parties in India have started cornering the government. Opposition parties are alleging whether India is responding to American pressure...