New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Former Diplomat Veena Sikri has expressed hope that the additional tariffs threatened by the United States on India may be put on hold, following a positive outcome from the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Speaking to ANI, Sikri suggested that the issue of tariffs on Russia's oil sales to China, India, and the EU may have been discussed by Trump with Putin.

"From President Trump's side, I think there is some kind of discussion on this, definitely with President Putin, and it seems that an understanding has been reached that tariffs on Russia's oil sales to China, India, and even the EU do not need to be imposed. There might even be a possibility of trade betwee...