Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and White House trade advisor Peter NavarroNew Delhi: Shashi Tharoor, senior Congress leader, has hit out at White House senior trade and manufacturing advisor Peter Navarro, saying the latter's remarks against India were not required at all especially at a time when the two nations were getting closer. Peter Navarro has called India arrogant, the 'Maharaja of tariffs', 'Lourdramat for Russia', and even referred to the Russia-Ukraine conflict as 'Modi's war'. Not just this, in another remark a few weeks ago, Navarro said that Brahmins were profiteering as India continued purchasing Russian oil. Shashi Tharoor on Donald Trump's TariffsSharing his views on tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on several nations including 50 per cent on India, Shashi Tharoor said, "...Trump has this idea that tariffs are the magic instrument to solve a number of his problems... Adding further, the Tharoor said, "...he believes that tariffs can be a useful source of revenue for his country.