India, Sept. 2 -- US President Donald Trump's pro-tariff aide Peter Navarro is back in the news with another bizarre remark against India - this time reacting strongly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's display of bonhomie with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia premier Vladimir Putin on Monday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China's Tianjin.

As visuals of the camaraderie between the three leaders - Modi, Xi and Putin - went viral on social media on Monday, Peter Navarro said it was "a shame to see Modi getting in bed with the two biggest authoritarians in the world".

The remarks by Peter Navarro, White House trade advisor, came even as the US on Monday gave a shoutout to its ties with India while PM Modi wa...