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White House trade adviser Peter Navarro launched a fresh attack on India, warning that New Delhi “must come around” on trade talks with the United States or risk facing serious consequences.

 

Speaking on Monday in an interview, Navarro said India was the “Maharajah of tariffs” and accused the Indian government of being overly sensitive to his criticism.

 

“But it’s absolutely true. They have the highest tariffs in any major country in the world against the United States. We got to deal with that,” Navarro said.

He also criticised India’s oil purchases from Moscow since the Ukraine war began.

 

“They never bought oil from Moscow before Russia invaded Ukraine, except for like little tiny drops of it. And then they go into this mode of profiteering with Russian refiners coming on to Indian soil and profiteering. American taxpayers end up having to send more money for the conflict,” he claimed.

 

Navarro listed what he described as the “great” trade deals the US has signed with the European Union, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Indonesia, arguing that those countries had realised they had taken advantage of Washington. “All these countries are working very closely with us because they need American markets,” he said.

 

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Turning his criticism back to India, Navarro warned: “I think India must come around at some point. And if it doesn’t, it’s laying down with Russia and China, and that won’t end well for India.”

 

On China, the largest purchaser of Russian oil, Navarro said additional sanctions were still under consideration.

 

“We’re walking a fine line here with all of this. I think what’s got to happen is India’s got to stop buying Russian oil. That’s going to be good for the whole peace; the road to peace partly runs through New Delhi,” he said.

 

“Europe certainly has to stop buying Russian oil. With China, we got over 50 per cent tariffs on them, and we’re doing the best we can in terms of negotiating to protect the American people without hurting the American people. And that’s the Kabuki and the art of diplomacy that we’ve got going on. And you just got to trust in Trump,” Navarro added.