India-U.S. Trade Deal Didn’t Happen Because Modi Did Not Call Trump: Lutnick

The recent revelation by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has cast a spotlight on the stalled India-U.S. bilateral trade negotiations, attributing the impasse directly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reluctance to place a personal call to U.S. President Donald Trump.Speaking on a podcast on 8 January 2026, Lutnick disclosed that he had explicitly urged Modi to contact Trump to seal the
The recent revelation by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has cast a spotlight on the stalled India-U.S. bilateral trade negotiations, attributing the impasse directly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reluctance to place a personal call to U.S. President Donald Trump.Speaking on a podcast on 8 January 2026, Lutnick disclosed that he had explicitly urged Modi to contact Trump to seal the
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