US President Donald Trump's aide and White House Trade Adviser Peter Navaroo has claimed that India is cheating the US on trade.

White House trade advisor Peter Navarro claimed that India "didn't not need" Russian oil --- and accused New Delhi of refusing to "recognise its role in the bloodshed".

Beijing ‘will firmly stand with India, uphold the multilateral trading system’; Trump adviser calls out New Delhi for ‘cozying up’ to Xi Jinping.

Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong said that the US had long benefited from free trade but was now using tariffs as bargaining chips. He stated that the US had imposed tariffs of up to 50% on India and that China firmly opposed it.

The White House's abrupt move to double duties on Indian goods over its Russian oil purchases came with little warning and no clear path forward.

The seeds of tension were sown after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval signed an agreement to reopen trading routes, including the Lipulekh pass

The envoy’s remarks reflected the sudden thaw in India-China relations against the backdrop of growing strains between New Delhi and Washington

The government cited a reply by the US Embassy in New Delhi with regard to the claims of election funding of USD 21 million in India by USAID.