India agreeing to import a host of agricultural products from the United States under the interim trade deal has left a section of the farming community worried that more concessions could follow. That non-tariff barriers could perhaps be trimmed at a later stage is adding to the concerns, explains Sandip Das l What farmers are afraid of WHILE SEVERAL FARMERS’ groups have called for a protest on February 12 against the India-US trade deal, with not much clarity on the details of the deal the fear is this may just be the beginning of more US agricultural products being sold in India. The interim deal statement includes a phrase saying “ India also agrees to address long-standing non-tariff barriers to the trade in US food and agricultural products”. The potential threat to non-tariff barriers is thus another cause for concern.