New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Peter Navarro, senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing of the White House and Donald Trump's close aid, has escalated his tirade against India's Russian oil purchases - adding a new twist to his ongoing criticism. Launching a fresh salvo at New Delhi during an interview with Fox News, Peter Navarro said it was India's elite class - the Brahmins - who were profiteering from the Russian oil deal.

Alleging that Indian refiners purchase cheap Russian crude, process it, and then sell it abroad at a premium, Peter Navarro said, "India is nothing but a laundromat for the Kremlin."

"And what do we have to do as taxpayers? We've got to send them more money. You got Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the Indian peo...