<h1>US-India trade deal reduces reciprocal tariff to 18%, prompting opposition criticism over disclosure and alleged deference.</h1> India and the United States announced a bilateral trade agreement reducing the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods from 25% to 18%, a change the prime minister described as lowering duties on made-in-India products; the announcement followed a phone call between the two leaders and came after India's free trade agreement with the European Union.