India, Sept. 13 -- Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton slammed President Donald Trump over his claims of brokering peace between India and Pakistan and his recent tariffs on New Delhi, describing the actions as "inappropriate".

Bolton, who also served as US ambassador to the United Nations, denounced Trump's "erratic behaviour" in imposing tariffs on India over its Russian oil purchases, questioning why similar measures were not applied to countries like China, Turkey, and Pakistan, he told ANI.

"I think there was a lot of concern in Washington that the two tariff issues, combined with Trump taking credit for bringing peace to India and Pakistan after the last terrorist attack in Kashmir, were inappropriate," Bolton said. He...