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• DoItToMe81 5y ago
  India has a still-developing economy which owns billions of dollars in Russian debt. Why should they cut off this source of revenue?
  • jacquesm 5y ago
    Because they are risking being labelled as assisting Russia and then sanctioned themselves. This is one of those situations where playing clever isn't going to pay off.
    • jelliclesfarm 5y ago
      • jacquesm 5y ago
        https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/IND/Year/2018/TradeFlow/EXPIMP/Partner/by-country https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/IND/Yea...
    • sumedh 5y ago
      > This is one of those situations where playing clever isn't going to pay off. reply So what is your solution, where should India get the fertilisers for its food supply?
      • jacquesm 5y ago
        Make their grievances known in the fora where the sanctions have been decided upon, indicate that they are going to suffer disproportionally, demand to be made good on and indicate that if that does not work that they will have to get creative. These are harsh times, I don't think any of this is fair per se but at the same time once India becomes the conduit to evade the sanctions there will be far larger trouble. Watch this video to get an idea on what the mood currently is: https://twitter.com/NYBackpacker/status/1498328163188977666 https://twitter.com/NYBackpacker/status/1498328163188977666
        • ilrwbwrkhv 5y ago
          This sort of blatant bullying by the west will only end of bringing the world closer to a thermonuclear event. Let's hope the leaders understand nuance and can handle this delicately.
          • sg47 5y ago
            What about bullying and war crimes by Putin?
            • jelliclesfarm 5y ago
              https://youtu.be/JrMiSQAGOS4 https://youtu.be/JrMiSQAGOS4 : Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer (2014) I posted this on HN earlier but it was flagged after I got scolded for being ‘snarky’. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mearsheimer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mearsheimer
            • ridiculous_leke 5y ago
              They need to be addressed. Just like Saudi, Israeli, US and other war crimes. However, I don't see why should India compromise its food security and safety for that?
        • jelliclesfarm 5y ago
          Harsh times? Are you suggesting that 1.35 billion people should starve during what seems like a never ending pandemic to win brownie points with western bullies for a popularity contest?
          • jacquesm 5y ago
            No, that's your strawman, not mine.
    • rramadass 5y ago
      >Because they are risking being labelled as assisting Russia and then sanctioned themselves Won't happen. India is not going the China route of "No Limits ties" with Russia on this. The US/EU know India's needs and some trade will be exempt from sanctions. This happened with Iran and also after the Crimean crisis.