Denial of speculations on India-US Trade Agreement, farmers’ interests paramount: Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

• Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan publicly denied speculations about the India-US Trade Agreement harming Indian farmers, reiterating that farmer interests are "paramount".
• Reaffirms India's red lines in trade negotiations: no import concessions on wheat, rice, maize, dairy.
• Important for UPSC for the intersection of agricultural trade policy, WTO commitments, MSP regime, and bilateral diplomacy with the US.
• Reflects continuity of India's defensive posture on sensitive agri commodities seen since WTO Doha Round and RCEP withdrawal (2019).