India, Sept. 1 -- Donald Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro's recent remark on "Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the "Indian people" in context to India's purchase of Russian oil has sparked mixed reactions from political leaders.

During an interview with Fox News, Navarro hit out at India's Russian oil purchase and tried to justify Trump's 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods. He said that New Delhi is "nothing but a laundromat for the Kremlin". While calling PM Modi a "great leader", Navarro said he doesn't understand why "he's getting into bed with Putin and Xi Jinping when he's the biggest democracy in the world".

So, Navarro said, "I would just say the Indian people, please, understand what's going on here. The Brahmins are ...