The bond between President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed unbreakable before the U.S. slapped India with the highest tariff rates it imposed anywhere in the world.

The Indian PM banked on warm ties with his U.S. counterpart—but then came a whopping 50% tariff, writes Salil Tripathi.

After US President Donald Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports, citing New Delhi's imports of Russian crude, a wave of criticism has come from both sides of the American political spectrum.