India, Sept. 1 -- White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has once again, in a bid to justify US President Donald Trump's 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods, described New Delhi as "nothing but a laundromat for the Kremlin", adding that "Brahmins are profiteering at the expense of the Indian people."

Navarro made the remarks in reference to India's purchase of Russian oil and asked why the country was in business with Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping when it itself is the "biggest democracy in the world".

In recent times, Navarro has been constantly making remarks targeted at India and its purchase of Russian oil as he tries to justify the additional 25 per cent tariff Trump imposed on New Delhi to double its levy over t...