India, Sept. 28 -- US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has sharpened his criticism of key trading partners, saying that countries such as India and Brazil must "react correctly" to the United States by opening their markets and avoiding policies that harm American interests.

"We have a bunch of countries to fix - like Switzerland, Brazil, like India. These are countries that need to really react correctly to America," Lutnick said during an interview with NewsNation. "They need to open their markets and stop taking actions that harm America."

The comments mark an escalation in Lutnick's ongoing critique of India's trade and energy policies, which he has previously described as "bravado" in response to tariffs imposed by Donald Trump

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