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Essential move for any nation which still has ambition to maintain strategic independence. Whatever you think of Modi, he is certainly an India nationalist, and
by hunglee2 4y ago
Essential move for any nation which still has ambition to maintain strategic independence. Whatever you think of Modi, he is certainly an India nationalist, and not prepared to see his country turn into a vassal for any other state.
The weaponisation of dollar system accelerates its decline - predictable and inevitable.
- rayiner 4y agoThe west’s weaponization of financial and technology systems they control against Russia is accelerating India and other countries in that orbit reevaluating their reliance on those systems. https://www.cfr.org/blog/besides-china-putin-has-another-potential-de-dollarization-partner-asia https://www.cfr.org/blog/besides-china-putin-has-another-pot...
- hunglee2 4y agoIran, Venezuela before that. Cuba, North Korea. Even China before 1971. It was possible but relative strength has changed.
- anon291 4y agoIndia is much larger than all those countries, both population-wise and economically.
- mc32 4y agoI think you're right. We can only use this stick for so long before other countries wise up to the fact that something which wasn't politicized becomes a political tool --even if it's rationalized as "necessary". There are some things which despite all differences, should remain, such as diplomatic representation, among other things.