India, Sept. 7 -- It's been at least a couple of days that US President Donald Trump softened his stance towards India, on which he has put massive trade tariffs. That's because the tariffs did not have much effect, former Indian diplomat KP Fabian argued on Sunday.

Fabian said Trump is beginning to realise that his aggressive trade tactics with India, particularly the additional 25 per cent tariff due to New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil - taking the total to 50 per cent - "did not produce the desired outcome", ANI reported.

Trump has called US-India ties a "very special relationship", and underlined his personal equation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has reciprocated saying the feeling is mutual.

Fabian, however, remained ...