New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Former US National Security Advisor and Trump aide John Bolton has strongly criticised the President's tariff policy, saying it has "shredded" decades of Western efforts to steer India away from its Soviet-era ties and counter the rising threat from China.

John Bolton also accused Donald Trump of undermining hard-won strategic gains with his tariff policy, warning that it has given China's Xi Jinping fresh leverage to reshape the balance of power in the region.

In a series of posts on X, Donald Trump said, "The West has spent decades trying to wean India away from its Cold War attachment to the Soviet Union/ Russia, and cautioning India on the threat posed by China. Donald Trump has shredded decades of efforts with...