India, Aug. 8 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday responded to the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump on India.

While suggesting that India retaliate by raising tariffs on the US to 50 per cent, Tharoor also put forward a question. ".. .We need to ask them, do they not value our relationship? If India doesn't matter to them, they should also not matter to us," Tharoor said.

The Congress MP said that India's average tariffs on American goods stood at 17 per cent currently, adding that they should be raised to the same level as the US. "Why should we stop at 17 per cent? We should also raise it to 50 per cent..." the Thiruvananthapuram MP said.

Calling the situation "concerning", he said that the US w...