New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- A senior US lawmaker on Wednesday (local time) urged Donald Trump to dial down his tariff policy towards India, accusing the US President of singling out "our ally".

Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman from California, in a post on social media platform X, suggested that Trump just needed an excuse to slap tariffs on India, and urged the US President to reverse his policy immediately.

"President Trump is grasping for excuses to slap outrageous tariffs on India," Sherman wrote on X.

Comparing India to other major importers of Russian oil, the Congressman said, "He [Trump] claims it's about importing Russian oil - yet Hungary imports 90% of its crude from Russia with no tariffs. And China, Russia's biggest oil buyer...