Inaccurate And Misleading: India Slams US Trade Advisor Peter Navarros Remarks Over Russian Oil Trade

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday rejected statements made by White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro and termed them "inaccurate and misleading". Earlier, Navarro justified US President Donald Trump's decision to levy a 50 percent tariff on imports from India and made a caste-based remark on the issue and accusing the Brahmins of the country of "profiteering at the expense of the Indian people."

On the statement made by Peter Navarro, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal during a media briefing also said that the relationship between the United States and India is very important and added that both countries share a comprehensive global strategic partnership.

"We have seen the inaccurate and misleading statements made by Mr. Navarro and obviously we reject them. We have also spoken about it earlier. This relationship between the United States and India is very important for us. Both our countries share a comprehensive global strategic partnership, which is anchored in our shared interests, democratic values and robust people-to-people ties. This partnership has weathered several transitions and challenges," he said.