US President Donald Trump has repeatedly emphasized during the election campaign and after taking over the post that he would use tariffs to strengthen the US economy and protect the domestic industries. The brain behind Trump’s tariff plan is Peter Navaro, a leading American economist. His attitude toward China is still strict.
Navaro’s main focus on dealing with China
US President Donald Trump promised to implement a global tariff plan while contesting. Which was completed by Trump and the tariff plan announced by him came into force from April 2, 2025. This tariff plan, known as reciprocal tariffs, is designed to take revenge on high tariff imposing countries on US exports. This will be implemented with immediate impact on US trade partners around the world. But did you know who is behind this tariff plan? This is the brain behind Peter Navaro, a leading American economist. Navaro is a key person in shaping trade policy during Donald Trump’s presidential tenure. Nawaro shaped Trump’s defenseist trade agenda and started the US-China trade war.
Senior Advisor in Trump Administration
Peter Navaro serves as a senior adviser to trade and production in Trump’s second administration. After Trump was elected president on December 4, 2024, Nawaro took over the role on January 20, 2025. Nawaro is known as the intellectual power behind Trump’s aggressive tariff strategy. Navaro is also called ‘main brain’ behind the President’s defensive trade agenda. Their influence arises from the long -lasting belief of using tariffs to accelerate American production, reduce trade deficit, and to withstand unjust trade practices by other countries, especially China.
Peter Navaro has done PhD in Economics
Navaro was born on July 15, 1949 at Massachusetts. He earned a PhD degree in economics from Harvard University. Before entering politics, he was a professor of economics and public policy in the University of California, Irvine. During his academic career, Navar wrote books such as The Coming China Wars (2006) and Death by China (2011). In these books, he has criticized China’s economic policies. His ideas were in harmony with Trump’s ‘America First’ philosophy. For this reason, Trump included Nawaro as a trade consultant during the 2016 campaign, and then he got important roles in the government.
Credited to starting a trade war with China
During Trump’s first tenure, Peter Navar is credited with launching a US-China trade war. He insisted on imposing tariffs on Chinese goods. Navaro has been advocating to bring back the global supply chain to the United States. During Trump’s first tenure, he served as the Director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. This post was made especially for them. His influence continued in Trump’s second term. Where they were the motivational force behind the tariff proposals. Navaro plans to impose mutual tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, 25 per cent on Chinese goods and all US trade partners. Navaro argues that these measures are necessary for national security. This will not only create employment but also income.
China Navaro’s goal was
The focus of the Nawaro was mainly on the deal with America’s largest economic rival China. Their trade policies are intended to face China’s influence. India, despite an important global player, has not been the central target of Navaro’s tariff plan like China, Canada or Mexico. However, India has also been indirectly affected by the mutual tariffs of the Navar. For example, India imposes high tariffs on some US exports. While the tariff imposes on the US Indian imports is usually less. But in the new tariff plan, the Navaro has tried to overcome such imbalances. However, this can have a negative impact on US-India trade relations.
When India faced problems
During Trump’s first tenure, Navaro’s protectionist trend caused problems in the US-India trade. In 2018, the United States imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum. Which had an impact on India. As a result, New Delhi imposed tariffs to revenge on US goods like nuts and motorcycles. However, till now the Navar has not made any statement directly targeting India or no action has been taken. The primary concern of Navaro is not India but China. But if India’s trade policies are not consistent with American interests, they can be aimed at Navar.
