Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding that New Delhi was "now cozying up to both Russia and China".

"If India wants to be treated as a strategic partner of the US, it needs to start acting like one," Navarro wrote in an opinion piece.

India's Foreign Ministry has previously said the country is being unfairly singled out for buying Russian oil while the United States and European Union continue to purchase goods from Russia.

US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods earlier this month, citing New Delhi's continued purchases of Russian oil. The move will take total tariffs...