India, Aug. 8 -- US President Donald Trump hiking up tariffs on Indian imports to 50 per cent has not gone down well with senator Gregory Meeks, who said the move puts the relationship that New Delhi and Washington have fostered over the years at risk.

Reacting to the tariff move, the Democrat said on Friday, "Trump's latest tariff tantrum risks years of careful work to build a stronger US-India partnership."

He also described the India-US relationship as "strategic, economic, and people-to-people", urging that any concerns be addressed in "a mutually respectful way consistent with our democratic values."

Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs for India last week, calling New Delhi's tariffs "far too high", and also criticised Indi...