India, Aug. 6 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he "doesn't know anything" about America importing fertilisers and chemicals from Russia.

He was responding to India's accusation of "double standards" over Washington's criticism of New Delhi's Russian oil trade.

The remarks came during a press conference at the White House when he was asked about India's statement on the US buying Russian uranium and fertilisers while criticising them for buying Russian energy. "I don't know anything about it. We will have to check," he was quoted as saying.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) hit back after Trump threatened to "substantially raise" the tariffs on Indian exports to the US over New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil. The MEA ...