Peter Navarro: This is New Delhi on September 5, 2025. India strongly disagrees with the controversial comments made by Peter Navarro, who used to be Donald Trump‘s trade assistant. India calls Navarro’s comments “inaccurate and misleading.” Navarro’s comments, which included claims that Brahmins were making money off of buying Russian heavy oil, have caused a lot of debate both at home and abroad.
MEA Responds to What Navarro Said
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) made it clear that Navarro’s claims were not true and lied about India’s policies. Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesman for the MEA, said, “We have seen the false and misleading things Mr. Navarro said, and we obviously reject them.” The MEA made it clear that India values its “comprehensive and global strategic partnership” with the US.
What Navarro Said
Navarro was talking about India’s choice to buy cheap oil from Russia. He said that some groups were benefiting more than others. A lot of people on social media said these opinions about Indian groups were unfair and not true.
What It Means for Ties Between India and the US
The disagreement happened at the same time that the US taxed Indian goods by 50%. India still wants to be strategically neutral, but it is also still talking to other countries to keep its political and economic interests safe. Analysts say that well-thought-out foreign responses, like the one from the MEA, help keep things fair between the two countries and deal with false claims.
What People Thought and the Online Argument
On social media, a lot of discussion is going on. Many people saw these as unfair generalisations about Indian groups. Political experts say that issues like these can change the way people think about things and warn us to be careful with how we deal with other countries.
