Mumbai, Aug. 21 -- When the rate-setting committee of the central bank met two weeks ago, an uncertain global environment brought about by the tariff tantrums of US President Donald Trump loomed large. It forced the six-member panel to unanimously vote for a status quo on interest rates, despite a benign inflation, showed minutes. "Considering all these, especially the current state of uncertainty on the external front, monetary policy needs to remain watchful," said governor Sanjay Malhotra, according to the minutes of the meeting released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday. Malhotra put forth four reasons behind his decision to vote for a pause in interest rates. First, the global economy, he said, continued to undergo a peri...