India, Aug. 29 -- White House trade adviser Peter Navarro continues to justify US President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on Indian imports, even as the heavy duties have come into force. Despite India's assertions on oil trade with Russia, Navarro repeatedly attacks New Delhi for continuing the trade, this time repeating his "laundromat" charge.
In a series of tweets on Friday, Navarro tried to defend the US's tariff move against India, and went on to claim an 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,"...
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