India, Aug. 31 -- An American journalist on Sunday said India is "the big boy", "not a schoolchild", that conveyed that the US cannot boss it over where to buy or not buy oil from, prompting a "cataclysmic moment". He was referring to the tariffs imposed on Indian goods by the United States President Donald Trump.

American journalist and political commentator Rick Sanchez called the US decision to impose tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil is a "disrespectful and ignorant policy".

US President Donald Trump has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on India plus a penalty of 25 per cent additional duties for Russian oil purchase, taking the total levies to 50 per cent.

Rick Sanchez, in an ANI news agency interview, said the US decision on...