India, Aug. 9 -- Famed economist Jeffrey Sachs has warned that India would not reap any security benefits by siding with the United States.

Sachs' statement comes amid US President Donald Trump's imposing 50 percent tariffs on imports from India. According to the economist, US politicians do not care about India.

"US politicians don't care at all about India. Please understand this. India is not going to reap long-term security by siding with the United States in the quad against China. India is a great power that has an independent standing in the world. Everything that Trump is doing on tariffs is unconstitutional," said Sachs during an interview with Hindustan Times.

"When I was in India in the spring, I said, don't count on some gr...