India, Feb. 22 -- At the centre of the landmark US Supreme Court verdict striking down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs is an Indian-origin lawyer who argued before America's highest court about the illegality of the levies. Neal Katyal, the son of Indian immigrants and the former Acting Solicitor General of the United States under President Barack Obama, argued the consequential tariff case on behalf of small businesses and won.

"Victory," Katyal posted on X shortly after the Supreme Court verdict came in on Friday. Katyal, in an interview to MS Now, said "One of the great things about the American system is what just happened today. I was able to go to court - the son of immigrants - able to go to court and say on behal...