Washington DC/IBNS, Aug. 23 -- Former US diplomat John Kerry has criticised President Donald Trump's decision to impose 50 percent tariffs on India and called the "struggle" between the premiers of the two nations "unfortunate".

"My hope is that we will resolve this dispute. I think India has made a pretty powerful offering frankly," the former US Secretary of State, who worked under President Barack Obama, added.

His words came days after former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, warned President Trump that losing ties with India would be a "strategic disaster" in the face of China's dominance in Asia and its global ambition, media reports said.

In a Newsweek op-ed, Haley said the US-India relationship is at a breaking ...