US President Donald Trump again claimed that New Delhi has offered him a "no tariff" deal as he justified his move to impose a 50 per cent levy on Indian goods.

In a telephonic interview on The Scott Jennings Radio Show, Trump claimed that he understands tariffs better than any human being and criticised India, which he believes is the "most tariffed nation" in the world.

"China kills us with tariffs, India kills us with tariffs, Brazil kills us with tariffs. I`ve understood tariffs better than they did; I understood tariffs better than any human beings in the world. India was the most highly tariffed nation in the world, and you know what, they`ve offered me no tariffs in India anymore. No tariffs. If I didn`t have tariffs, they would never make that offer. So you have to have tariffs," Donald Trump said.