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A senior White House advisor has given a big statement on Tuesday, saying that US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will resolve any dispute between themselves very easily arising from the threat of US tariffs on India's purchase of crude oil from Russia. This important comment by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has come a few days after the US Senate passed a new bill. Under this stringent bill, the US President has been given the special power to impose heavy tariffs of up to 100 percent on the top five buyers of Russian oil, arguing that such trade is directly funding the Ukraine war. What did American trade advisor Peter Navarro say? Talking about this entire incident, Peter Navarro said that before the start of Ukraine war in the year 2022, India was not involved in oil trade with Russia on a large scale, but in the later circumstances this import started. Navarro clarified that President Donald Trump and the Prime Minister of India have a very strong and good working relationship. He expressed confidence that both the top leaders will sit together and find a solution to this issue and there is no need for them to come in between or interfere. It is noteworthy that despite all the stringent sanctions from Western countries, India's import of Russian crude oil has reached a record level for the second consecutive month due to the continued purchases from Russia by Indian refinery companies. Recently, in the report of research institute 'Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air' (CREA), it was revealed that Indian buyers imported crude oil worth 5.5 billion euros from Russia in the month of July, which was 2.1 percent more in terms of volume compared to June and during this period, the share of crude oil in total fuel imports was recorded at 87 percent. A tough bill passed in the US Senate The entire controversy deepened when the US Senate approved with an overwhelming majority an important bill aimed at punishing Russia and major buyer countries of its petroleum products like China and India. The Senate voted for 'Lindsay O. This bill named 'Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026' was passed by 86 votes against 11. Under this law, the President of America gets the power to impose 100 percent duty on goods coming from the top five countries that import the most oil and gas from Russia—China, India, Azerbaijan, Hungary and Slovakia. This bipartisan bill was proposed jointly by the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal. Graham's sister, Darline Graham, who was elected to his seat after his death, said the bill forces major countries that indirectly support Russia's economy to make a tough choice—either trade with the United States or opt for cheaper Russian energy.