White House Rolls Back Quiet Edits to US–India Trade Deal Fact Sheet; ‘Certain Pulses’ Reference Deleted

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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 expand India’s trade commitments. The changes were later removed without any public acknowledgement, restoring alignment with the Joint Statement by February 10, 2026.

What the White House Changed

At 21:51 GMT on February 9, the White House fact sheet introduced two notable edits:

• The phrase “certain pulses” was added to the list of agricultural tariff concessions, a category not mentioned in the Joint Statement.
• The wording “intends to” was upgraded to “has committed to,” suggesting a binding obligation rather than a non-binding intent.

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.Also Read: In a U-Turn, Trump Team Removes Trade Deal Post That Showed PoK and Aksai Chin as Part of Indian Territory

Quiet Rollback on February 10

By 18:38 GMT on February 10, 2026, the White House reversed the changes:

• The reference to “certain pulses” was removed.
• The language was restored from “has committed to” back to “intends to.”
• The mention of ‘agriculture‘ from category of Indian purchases from US has also been dropped.

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.

Why the Edits Matter

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.