India, Aug. 5 -- Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has urged US President Donald Trump to not "burn a relationship" with a strong ally like India. Backing New Delhi, the Republican leader, who served as Trump's UN envoy during his first administration, alleged that the US president has given China "a pass" despite its close ties with Russia.

"India should not be buying oil from Russia. But China, an adversary and the number one buyer of Russian and Iranian oil, got a 90-day tariff pause. Don't give China a pass and burn a relationship with a strong ally like India," she wrote on X.

Haley's statement for India comes after Donald Trump said he would issue a fresh tariff rate for India in the next 24 hours due to its purchase of R...