Washington DC, Aug. 29 -- Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing of the White Hosue, Peter Navarro has taken a strident position while justifying US President Donald Trump's decision to levy 50% Tariff on imports from India.

Navarro, considered the key driver behind the 50 per cent tariffs on India, again accused India of profiting out of Russian oil in scalding remarks.

"India's Big Oil lobby has turned the largest democracy in the world into a massive refining hub and oil money laundromat for the Kremlin. Indian refiners buy cheap Russian oil, process it, and export fuels to Europe, Africa, and Asia--shielded from sanctions under the pretense of neutrality, he said in a series of posts on X.

The White House Trade advisor claime...