New Delhi : White House adviser and a top Donald Trump aide, Peter Navarro, asserted that the Ukraine conflict was essentially Modi’s war, accusing India of fuelling Russia’s war through discounted oil purchases. Navarro also underscored that the path to peace in Ukraine “runs, in part, through New Delhi.
Navarro’s remarks came as President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on Indian goods took effect on Wednesday – a move designed to punish India for its continued purchase of Russian crude despite Western pressure. India can get 25% off tomorrow if it stops buying Russian oil and help in defeating the war machine. Instead of siding with democracies, you are getting in bed with authoritarians.
When asked whether the US was in talks with India and if there was any possibility of adjusting the tariffs, the White House adviser expressed frustration over India’s stance. “I’m puzzled. Because Modi is a great leader. This is a matured democracy with matured people running it,” he said. What’s troubling to me is that the Indians are so arrogant about this. They say, ‘Oh, we don’t have higher tariffs. Oh, it’s our sovereignty.
He argued that the costs ripple across the US economy. “Consumers and businesses and everything lose, and workers lose because India’s high tariffs cost us jobs, and factories, and income and higher wages. And then the taxpayers lose because we have got to fund Modi’s war,” he further said.
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