New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Peter Navarro, White House trade adviser to US President Donald Trump, has sharply criticised India for purchasing Russian crude oil and defense equipment, vowing to "hit India where it hurts" in order to change New Delhi's policy.

In an opinion piece for the Financial Times, Peter Navarro argued that India's oil trade with Russia was "opportunistic" and "corrosive" to global efforts aimed at isolating the Russian economy.

Peter Navarro, a former economics professor and a key architect of Trump tariffs, claimed India was using dollars earned from trade with America to buy Russian oil. He said that this, in turn, was providing "financial support" for Russia's war in Ukraine.

"As Russia continues to hammer Ukraine, ...