> What are the chances that India does the same? The saving grace (in my opinion) is that India is vastly more susceptible to pressure from outside than China.

> What are the chances that India does the same? The saving grace (in my opinion) is that India is vastly more susceptible to pressure from outside than China. Indian government can't simply impose a policy and expect the population to fall in line. If western sanctions make lives difficult for India's industry or the common citizens, the government will have to backtrack pretty much immediately.