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Trump aide Navarro says he was ‘firebombed by Indians’ on Russian oil row
Trump aide Navarro says he was ‘firebombed by Indians’ on Russian oil row
US trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Wednesday that he was 'firebombed' on the internet by Indians after his Financial Times op-ed accusing India of profiteering from Russian oil. The op-ed claimed…
The Story in Brief
US trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Wednesday that he was 'firebombed' on the internet by Indians after his Financial Times op-ed accusing India of profiteering from Russian oil. The op-ed claimed India's refined product sales helped fund Russia's war in Ukraine. India's foreign ministry then called the comments 'inaccurate and misleading'.
Navarro said President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a 'very good working relationship' and will resolve tariff differences directly. The remarks come as the US Senate passed a bill giving Trump power to impose up to 100% tariffs on top buyers of Russian crude, including India and China.
The Indian Opinion
Navarro's 'Brahmins profiteering' and 'Modi's war' jibes are designed for domestic US consumption, not honest debate. India's Russian oil buys were a market response to global price shocks, not a plot to bankroll Moscow. The coming test is the Lindsey Graham bill: if Trump signs those 100% tariff powers, words like 'firebombed' will be the least of the friction.
Sources (4): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, livemint.com, timesnownews.com, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
