In a quiet move within less than 24 hours, the White House has revised its fact sheet on the proposed Indo-US interim trade deal, changing key language and removing references that had not appeared in the original joint statement issued by the two countries.The sequence of events is significant. On February 6, India and the United States released a Joint Statement outlining the broad understanding reached between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump. A few days later, on February 9, the White House issued a detailed fact sheet that included included some commitments that were either not mentioned or described differently in the joint statement.Now, the White House has quietly updated that fact sheet.One major change relates to India’s purchases of American goods. The earlier fact sheet said India would “commit” to buying $500 billion worth of US products. The revised version softens this language, saying India “intends” to buy these goods.Another change concerns the digital services tax. The earlier version stated that India would “remove its digital services tax.” This reference has now been dropped from the updated fact sheet.There has also been a change regarding agricultural imports. The previous fact sheet mentioned that India would import pulses from the United States. In the revised version, pulses are no longer mentioned.Even in its current form, the US fact sheet refers to wider agricultural market access than what was stated in the February 6 joint statement. It says India has agreed to “eliminate or reduce tariffs” on US industrial goods and a wide range of agricultural products, including dried distillers’ grains (DDGs), red sorghum, tree nuts, fruits, soybean oil, wine and spirits.The joint statement, however, had clearly said that red sorghum imports from the US would be limited to animal feed. This specific condition is not mentioned in the White House fact sheet.The agricultural provisions are politically sensitive in India, where farm imports and tariff protections are closely watched.The fact sheet also states that during a phone call between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi, the US agreed to remove the additional 25 per cent tariff imposed on Indian imports. According to the US document, this decision was linked to India’s commitment to stop purchasing Russian oil.President Trump later signed an Executive Order withdrawing the additional tariff and reducing the reciprocal tariff on India from 25 per cent to 18 per cent.India has maintained that its energy sourcing decisions are based on national interest and energy security needs.The differences between the joint statement and the revised White House fact sheet—and the quick corrections made within a day—are likely to be closely examined as negotiations move forward toward a broader Bilateral Trade Agreement.