President Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, said India must halt its purchases of Russian crude, warning that the revenues were helping to fund Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Navarro added that New Delhi was “cozying up to both Russia and China.”

He wrote in an opinion piece published in the Financial Times.

Navarro made this disclosure in an opinion piece published in the Financial Times.

“If India wants to be treated as a strategic partner of the U.S., it needs to start acting like one,” he stated.

India’s Foreign Ministry has maintained that the country is being unfairly singled out for buying Russian oil, pointing out that the United States and EU still import Russian goods.

Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs on Indian goods by another 25 per cent in response to New Delhi’s continued oil purchases from Moscow, bringing total tariffs on Indian imports to 50 per cent.

“India acts as a global clearinghouse for Russian oil, converting embargoed crude into high-value exports while giving Moscow the dollars it needs,” Navarro said.

The adviser also warned that transferring advanced U.S. military technology to India was risky, claiming New Delhi was “now cozying up to both Russia and China.”

Meanwhile, longtime rivals China and India have been quietly, though cautiously, improving relations amid President Trump’s unpredictable stance toward both countries.