India, Sept. 4 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has strongly urged the United States to end its tariff war with India to preserve their crucial strategic partnership, which both nations and the world desperately need. He also warned President Donald Trump that alienating New Delhi risks weakening the Quad, destabilising regional security, and pushing India closer to US adversaries such as China and Russia.

In an opinion piece for The Indian Express, the senior Congress leader wrote that the US must recognise that strategic autonomy is not defiance - it's sovereignty.

"India is not just a trading partner - it is a pivotal player in the Indo-Pacific. Alienating New Delhi risks weakening the Quad, whose summit India is supposed to be hosting ...