New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- After the US imposed a 50% tariff on Indian goods, citing national security and foreign policy concerns, particularly India's ongoing imports of Russian oil, former Indian diplomat Rakesh Sood said that US President Donald Trump loves tariffs and the Nobel Peace Prize, hinting that India's lack of recognition on the latter might be a reason for the former.

Speaking with ANI, Sood said, "There are two things that President Trump loves - One is tariffs, and the second is the Nobel Peace Prize, so he will do anything to get to the bottom of these two. He has repeatedly said how he stopped the war between India and Pakistan and prevented a nuclear war. We've not given him comfort on the Nobel, so I guess we are facing th...