India, Sept. 4 -- Senior US lawmaker Gregory Meeks has warned that President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on India risk undermining a relationship that Washington has cultivated for decades.

Meeks, the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on that Trump's "arbitrary tariffs" threatened the "vital relationship" between the two countries. His remarks followed a meeting with Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra.

"I reaffirmed our commitment to deeper ties, our shared hope for peace in Ukraine, and my alarm at Trump's arbitrary tariffs that threaten this vital relationship," Meeks said in a statement shared by the committee. He also underlined Congress' support for the US-India partnership, which he said ha...