India, Aug. 22 -- White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday accused India of "cozying up" to Chinese President Xi Jinping, as he lashed out at New Delhi for still continuing to do oil trade with Russia.

Addressing the media, Navarro, who has also been critical of India over its trade with Russia in the past, said New Delhi was not recognising its "role in the bloodshed in Ukraine".

Talking about his recent opinion piece in the Financial Times, Navarro further said a "propaganda" was coming from India that he was trying to address.

"I had to address the propaganda coming from India, which was trying to make people feel sorry for India," the White House official said, arguing India did not need any Russian oil, and that the pur...