Washington, Aug. 12 -- Ahead of US President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Michael Kugelman, a Washington, DC-based South Asia analyst, emphasised that there is a "strong link" between the Trump-Putin meeting and the tariffs imposed on India.

Speaking to ANI, Kugelman stated that "There is potentially a very strong link between this upcoming meeting and the tariffs on India."

"This appears to be the last-ditch effort Trump wants to make to get Putin to agree to stop fighting or for a ceasefire (with Ukraine). If Putin does agree to the ceasefire or something close, it would potentially take the heat off of India," he added.

The tariffs on India, imposed by Trump, have been a point of contention between t...