‘Won’t end nicely’: Trump’s aide Navarro’s new warning to India over tariffs; takes ‘Maharaja’ jibe again

US President Donald Trump Trade adviser Peter Navarro onMonday renewed his assault on India and warned that it “won’t end well” if New Delhi does not “come around” in some unspecified time in the future in commerce negotiations with the United States.In his interview with ‘Real America Voice’, Navarro reiterated that India is “Maharaja” of tariffs.“But it’s absolutely true. They have the highest tariffs in any major country in the world against the United States. We got to deal with that,” Navarro stated.“I think India must come around at some point. And if it doesn’t, it’s lying down with Russia and China, and that won’t end well for India,” he added.Navarro has repeatedly attacked India prior to now few weeks for “profiteering” from Russian crude by reselling its refined kind within the worldwide market.He accused India of bankrolling Russia’s battle, Navarro even stated India’s appearing as Kremlin’s laundromat and what is going on on in Ukraine is Prime Minister Modi’s, and never Putin’s, battle.Earlier, he stated, “More bullshit from X. Fact: India didn’t buy Russian oil in large quantities before Russia invaded Ukraine. It’s blood money and people are dying. Stick that up your keister Mother Jones and shame on you.”In his earlier publish, Navarro had claimed that India’s excessive tariffs harm American jobs and that New Delhi was shopping for Russian oil purely to revenue. His publish accused India of fuelling Russia’s battle in Ukraine and criticised US media for not reporting the reality.Soon after, X hooked up Community Notes to the publish, mentioning that the US itself continues to import Russian uranium, fertilisers, and chemical compounds, whereas commerce between the US and India had grown by 20 p.c since Donald Trump took workplace.The be aware added that the European Union imported $25 billion price of Russian power in 2024 alone, exhibiting Navarro’s claims as deceptive.Meanwhile, India has rejected Navarro’s claims, saying he had made inaccurate and deceptive statements.We have seen some flawed and deceptive feedback or statements from Navarro. And, we wish to say that that is unacceptable for us and we reject it,” MEA spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said.“There must be mutual understanding between the 2 international locations, with shared pursuits and mutual respect. This relationship between the US and India is essential for us. Both our international locations share a complete international strategic partnership, which is anchored in our shared pursuits, democratic values and strong people-to-people ties. This partnership has weathered a number of transitions and challenges,” he added.