New Delhi:The White House has retracted key changes it had quietly made to its own fact sheet on the US–India trade deal after the edits briefly diverged from the officially released Joint Statement. A version comparison shows the fact sheet was altered late on February 9, introducing language that appeared to expandIndia’s trade commitments. The changes were later removed without any public acknowledgement, restoring alignment with the Joint Statement by February 10, 2026.
At 21:51 GMT on February 9, the White House fact sheet introduced two notable edits:
Together, the edits created the impression that India had agreed to a $500-billion import commitment, a claim not reflected in the joint announcement by both countries.
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By 18:38 GMT on February 10, 2026, the White House reversed the changes:
The fact sheet once again mirrors the wording of the Joint Statement on the US–India trade agreement.
The rollback was carried out without any formal clarification or correction notice, making the changes visible only through document timestamps and archived versions.
In trade agreements, wording shifts, particularly between intent and commitment, carry significant diplomatic and economic implications. The brief changes in the White House fact sheet overstated India’s obligations and risked misrepresenting the scope of the deal.
With the revisions now reversed, the official position remains unchanged: no explicit commitment by India on pulses, and no binding $500-billion import obligation under the US–India trade deal.
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