New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Days after US President Donald Trump softened his stand on India-US ties, calling it a "very special relationship", former Indian diplomat KP Fabian on Sunday said that the US President is beginning to realise that his aggressive trade tactics with India, particularly the threat of an additional 25 per cent tariff due to New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil, did not produce the desired outcome.

Responding to the recent shift in Trump's tone regarding India, Fabian explained that the tariffs imposed by the US were without any solid basis and that Trump's assumptions underestimated India's resolve.

"Prime Minister Modi did what is appropriate to respond to a cordial tweet, but from this, we cannot conclude that we are...