White House Senior Counsel on Trade, Peter Navarro, has dropped new pearls of wisdom early morning on Sunday. He has accused Indians Brahmins of profiteering from Russian oil at the expense of the Indian people.
"You got Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the Indian people."
— Sensei Kraken Zero (@YearOfTheKraken) September 1, 2025
Yeah, there can't be any negotiations until Peter Navarro is part of the Trump Administration. pic.twitter.com/Iaj5sangTF
Peter Navarro told Fox News, “I would simply say to the Indian people, please, understand what’s going on here. You got Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the Indian people. We need that to stop.”
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Navarro has been making a string of increasingly incredulous comments on India in recent days. This is the latest comment that has triggered a delude of outrage on both sides. Americans and other westerners are equally perplexed by the harebrained strategy of the Trump Administration.
What are Indians saying about the ‘Brahmin’ remarks?
One entrepreneur remarked sarcastically that Peter Navarro was on the verge of embracing ‘Jitni Abadi Utna Tel’ narrative.
One more day and this fellow will be all jitni abadi utna tel. https://t.co/kVZtXUO5Ky
— Ram (@ramprasad_c) August 31, 2025
Another user said that Peter Navarro is only days away from demanding a Caste Survey and making “suit-boot” jibes.
Peter Navarro is a few days away from demanding a caste survey, and invoking the “suit-boot ki sarkaar” jibe. https://t.co/GcpQQb4Ax9
— Rishap Vats (@VatsRishap) September 1, 2025
Sreemoy Talukdar, senior editor at FirstPost, says that Trump’s trade advisor has basically gone mad.
Bruh! Navarro has lost his marbles. Is this White House stuffed only with uniquely deranged lunatics? What on god's name does the reference to "Brahmins" supposed to mean? Are they from Mars?!
— Sreemoy Talukdar (@sreemoytalukdar) August 31, 2025
It's racism, ignorance and insanity rolled into one. https://t.co/L6eNPpSON2
Udhhav Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, too, was incensed by Navarro’s rhetoric.
“Brahmins are profiteering by buying Russian oil …”
— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) September 1, 2025
Peter Navarro’s meltdown reaching peak level of senile. pic.twitter.com/dgJY7IZG6H
NDTV Managing Editor Padmaja Joshi described his comments as “racism with a generous topping of cluelessness”.
It wasn’t enough to call India ‘Maharaja of Tariffs’, now Trump advisor Navarro declares ‘Brahmins profiteering at the cost of Indian people’.
— Padmaja Joshi (@PadmajaJoshi) September 1, 2025
Racism with a generous topping of cluelessness pic.twitter.com/KK6FG258SB
Navarro’s comments were uniformly trashed by Indians across the board.
Westerners react to latest dump from Peter Navarro
It wasn’t just Indians who felt outraged by Navarro’s remarks on caste. Many westerners and observers of international relations were perplexed too. Daniel Bordman, senior correspondent at The National Telegraph in Canada, commented that for relations to improve between USA and India, Navarro’s mouth must be shut.
Oh FFS. This is a master class in how to fuck up diplomatic relations.
— Daniel Bordman (@DanielBordmanOG) September 1, 2025
If you want to move India off Russian oil and closer to the Western sphere of influence, the first thing you need to do is sow this man’s mouth shut. https://t.co/OzWCDBnQfS
Christopher Clary, a professor of Political Science who is usually extremely sympathetic to the Pakistani establishment, failed to find appropriate words to describe the rant.
Typically in interstate brinksmanship it is ideal to identify strategies that de-activate issues of pride and honor in the other state. Then there is whatever this is. https://t.co/SXWoWjyXwd
— Christopher Clary (@clary_co) September 1, 2025
There is universal outrage against Peter Navarro for his ridiculous comments. It is pretty clear as of this moment that rebuilding the relationship between USA and India is not possible while he is still a member of the Trump administration.
