In response to White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro's "Brahmin" remark to justify US tariffs on India, Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose on Monday said that the term "Brahmin" is currently used to describe the social or economic "elites" in Britain.
White House Trade Adviser, Peter Navarro, has once again taken a strident position justifying US President Donald Trump's decision to levy a 50 per cent tariff on imports from India, now making a caste-based remark on the issue and accusing the Brahmins of the country of "profiteering at
Former Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna said India must maintain strategic autonomy amid global pressures, including US criticism of its Russian oil purchases. He urged not to react to every Washington comment, highlighting challenges in India-US ties while asserting India's rights to make
Swarup, who also served as the official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs during his stint, was commenting on the remarks made by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro.
US President Donald Trump called Russia's overnight air strikes on Ukraine "not happy" but "not surprised," as reported by the White House. At least 19 people, including four children, were killed. Trump is closely following developments and stressed that both Putin and Zelensky "must wan
"The Indians are so arrogant about this. They say, oh, we don't have higher tariffs. Oh, it's our sovereignty. We can buy oil from anyone we want. India, you're the biggest democracy in the world. Okay? Act like one. Side with the democracies," he said in the interview.
White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro referred to the Russia-Ukraine conflict as "PM Modi's war," criticising India for purchasing discounted crude oil from Moscow.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that President Donald Trump will chair a "large meeting" at the White House on Wednesday in which he will discuss a "comprehensive plan" on the management of Gaza after the war