US tariffs on India, Sept. 4 -- The relationship between India and the United States is facing one of its most severe tests in decades, according to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. In a strongly worded piece on The Indian Express, Tharoor warned that the "grave has already been dug" for the much-celebrated strategic partnership between the two nations, even as he emphasised that it is still possible to salvage the alliance.

Tensions between New Delhi and Washington DC have been escalating due to a series of punitive tariffs imposed by the United States on Indian exports. These measures, Tharoor argued, have severely disrupted trade and risk pushing India towards closer ties with China and Russia.

Drawing a historical parallel, Tharoor cauti...