US Says Trade Deal With India to Include Concessions on Pulses

India has agreed to phase out duties on a range of agricultural products including ‘certain pulses’ and ‘additional’ farm products, a White House fact sheet showed, fueling opposition criticism over lack of transparency and impact on farmers in the South Asian nation.

The fact sheet mentioned that India will “eliminate or reduce tariffs” on a wide range of American food and agricultural products, including dried distillers’ grains, red sorghum, tree nuts, fresh and processed fruit, certain pulses, soybean oil, wine and spirits, and additional products. Pulses and the vague reference to additional items were however not part of the ...