New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- US Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday made a surprising claim, saying that Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra last month wanted the Trump administration to waiver the 25% additional tariff it charges New Delhi for purchasing Russian oil.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One alongside Trump, Graham said that Kwatra spoke to him last month and asked him to tell Donald Trump to relieve the US tariffs because India is now buying less Russian oil.

"I was at the Indian Ambassador's house a month ago, and all he wanted to talk about was how India is buying less Russian oil. And he asked me to tell the President to relieve the 25% tariff," Graham said.

However, New Delhi has not officially confir...