Trump’s Adviser Navarro Slams India For Buying Russian Oil

“If India wants to be treated as a strategic partner of the US, it needs to start acting like one,” Navarro wrote in an opinion piece published in the Financial Times. “India acts as a global clearinghouse for Russian oil, converting crude into high-value exports while giving Moscow the dollars it needs.”

US President Donald Trump has slapped an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, citing New Delhi's continued purchases of Russian oil, taking total tariffs on imports from India to 50%. India, however, maintains that the country is being unfairly singled out for buying Russian oil while the United States and the European Union continue to purchase goods from Russia.

Navarro, in the opinion piece, also said it was risky to transfer cutting-edge US military capabilities to India as New Delhi was “now cozying up to both Russia and China”.