WASHINGTON
\nWhite House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India\u2019s purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding that New Delhi was \u201cnow cozying up to both Russia and China\u201d. \u201cIf India wants to be treated as a strategic partner of the US, it needs to start acting like one,\u201d Navarro wrote in an opinion piece published in the Financial Times.
\nIndia\u2019s Foreign Ministry has previously said the country is being unfairly singled out for buying Russian oil while the United States and European Union continue to purchase goods from Russia. US President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods earlier this month, citing New Delhi\u2019s continued purchases of Russian oil, taking total tariffs on imports from India to 50%.
\n\u201cIndia acts as a global clearinghouse for Russian oil, converting embargoed crude into high-value exports while giving Moscow the dollars it needs,\u201d Navarro said.
\nThe adviser also said it was risky to transfer cutting-edge US military capabilities to India as New Delhi was \u201cnow cozying up to both Russia and China.\u201d
\nLongtime rivals China and India are quietly and cautiously strengthening ties against the backdrop of Trump\u2019s unpredictable approach to both. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of the month while Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India from Monday for talks on the disputed border between the two countries.
\nA planned visit by US trade negotiators to New Delhi from August 25-29 has been called off, a source said over the weekend, delaying talks on a proposed trade agreement and dashing hopes of relief from additional US tariffs on Indian goods from August 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India\u2019s purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding that New Delhi was \u201cnow cozying up to both Russia and China\u201d. \u201cIf India wants to be treated as a strategic partner of the US, it needs to start acting like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-497559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n