New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh denounced the United States' decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on Indian imports on Wednesday, calling it "unjustified, unreasonable, and unfair."

He accused Washington of selectively targeting India while overlooking similar trade practices by other nations.

"We feel these tariffs are totally unjustified and they're unfair. Because the reasons that have been given to us, those same causes, those same reasons apply to many other countries, but the tariffs have been selectively imposed on us, so that's why I say they are unreasonable, unjustified and unfair," Singh said.

He assured that the government is committed to safeguarding India's economi...