New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Democrats in the US House Foreign Affairs panel called out US President Donald Trump's "singling out India with tariffs' in a statement on Thursday.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems posted on X, stating, "Instead of imposing sanctions on China or others purchasing larger amounts of Russian oil, Trump's singling out India with tariffs, hurting Americans & sabotaging the US-India relationship in the process. "

Democrats' statement came a day after Trump's 50 per cent tariffs imposed on Indian goods came into force.

Trump had earlier announced 25 percent "recoprocal tariffs" on Indian goods and later raised it to 50 per cent as penalty for New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil.

The Ministry of Extern...