Peter Navarro’s India Blindspot: Musk Fact-Checks a Trade Hawk!

“From Twitter spats to tariff threats, India shows strategic autonomy against ego and pressure"

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Peter Navarro’s take on India reflects less of sober analysis and more of his own inflated ego. The former Trump trade adviser has long seen the world through a lens where Washington dictates and others comply. But India has consistently demonstrated it is neither intimidated by tariff tantrums nor swayed by demands to cut off ties with Russia.

– Dr. Namrata Mishra Tiwari.

Navarro frames this as India “playing tough” or “taking advantage,” but in reality, it is simply the assertion of sovereignty. For a nation of 1.4 billion people, dependent on affordable imports to sustain growth, aligning blindly with U.S. sanctions would be economic self-sabotage. India’s foreign policy tradition of strategic autonomy ensures it engages Washington, Moscow, and others on its own terms.

Tweets on ‘X’ — Augadh (@AugadhBhudeva) September 9, 2025

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Elon Musk Defends India As Navarro’s Anti-India Post Gets Fact-Checked On X

The feud between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro has reignited — this time over India. Navarro recently accused India of profiting from discounted Russian oil and… pic.twitter.com/LqNfSOkmF2

— Augadh (@AugadhBhudeva) September 9, 2025

Navarro, Trump’s trade hawk, sees the world through tariffs, threats, and zero-sum equations. Musk, in contrast, projects ambition through disruption—rockets, EVs, AI—pushing boundaries rather than policing them.

Where Navarro lectures India on oil and trade, Musk courts it as a partner in innovation and markets.

Tweets on ‘X’— Peter Navarro (@RealPNavarro) September 8, 2025

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More bullshit from X. Fact: India didn’t buy Russian oil in large quantities before Russia invaded Ukraine. It’s blood money and people are dying. Stick that up your keister Mother Jones and shame on you. https://t.co/XiMZYZdFGo

— Peter Navarro (@RealPNavarro) September 8, 2025

The real story is not about Navarro’s bruised ego but about the rebalancing of global power. India is no longer a country to be lectured; it is a player shaping multipolarity.

Peter Navarro’s clash with Elon Musk on Twitter/X captures the collision of politics and platform power. Navarro accused the site’s Community Notes feature of being manipulated to discredit his posts, calling it censorship dressed as “fact-checking.”

Tweets on ‘X’ — Sandeep Kukreti (@SundipK61956453) September 8, 2025

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Peter incessantly screams India funds Russia while conveniently suffering amnesia about America’s own trade with Moscow trade that ballooned under Trump, the very boss he serve.

EU still buys Russian LNG by the shipload, but apparently, only India must atone for sins others… pic.twitter.com/HKJ9inAmBI

— Sandeep Kukreti (@SundipK61956453) September 8, 2025

Musk fired back, defending Notes as a crowdsourced transparency tool designed to keep powerful voices—left, right, or center—accountable. For Navarro, it was proof of Big Tech bias; for Musk, it was proof of his “free speech, but facts matter” vision.

Tweets on ‘X’ — Makarand Desai (@makmd) September 8, 2025

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I mean here’s Musk himself talking about you, dude.

You really think community notes should exempt you? What kind of entitlement is this?

X is a global platform. You can go to Truth Social if you don’t like it here! pic.twitter.com/Gra2Dr72dG

— Makarand Desai (@makmd) September 8, 2025

The exchange turned into a proxy fight over who controls the narrative: the political class demanding deference, or the platform insisting on community-driven corrections.

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