Peter Navarro criticized PM Modi for aligning with Putin and Xi Jinping at the SCO summit, urging India to support Europe and Ukraine and cease purchasing Russian oil. He accused India of "profiteering" from refined Russian oil sales and labeled the conflict as "Modi's war." The US has imposed tariffs on India, which New Delhi deems "unjustified."
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