India, Aug. 28 -- White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who has been criticising New Delhi for purchasing crude oil from Russia, has made another bizarre allegation amid India's thaw with China, saying it is "getting in bed with authoritarians".

Peter Navarro expressed his frustration over India's growing relations with Moscow and Beijing, whom he labelled as "authoritarians."

"India, you are getting in bed with authoritarians. China invaded Aksai Chin and all your territory. They are not your friends. And Russia? Come on!" Peter Navarro told Bloomberg Television in an interview on Wednesday.

Aksai Chin, close to the Galwan Valley, is controlled by China, but India asserts Aksai Chin as an integral part of its territory based on his...