New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Amid political controversy over the Trump administration doubling the tariffs imposed on goods from India, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Friday hinted at a "sinister reason" for the 50 per cent tariff imposition.

He dismissed the claim that tariffs were imposed because India trades with Russia, since the European Union and the US also deal with Moscow.

"I don't buy this for a minute that tariffs have been imposed on us because we trade with Russia. There is a far more sinister reason for this, and I believe that the Pakistan Army, through its commercial corporations, has a very strong commercial relationship, perhaps with the Trump administration. It's a fact that Field Marshal Munir is going to the US for the se...