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Russia’s ally is a stretch. It wouldn’t go to war against the west with Russia. Russia is a resource rich nation, and India needs resource. That’s it. The cheap
by miketery 4y ago
Russia’s ally is a stretch. It wouldn’t go to war against the west with Russia. Russia is a resource rich nation, and India needs resource. That’s it. The cheap military hardware helps too.
- yrgulation 4y ago
- blue_light_man 4y agoDoes India imports more gas from Russia than EU?
- Ekaros 4y agoSo only financing wars against Middle-Eastern countries is fine?
- yrgulation 4y agoI wasnt aware india is doing that but that should also stop.
- srvmshr 4y agoI don't think India wages proxy wars in Middle east. They are geographically separate by at least a thousand miles.
- bboygravity 4y agoThe EU was also financing a war against a European country until about a month ago. At the tune of around 400 million EUR a week (correct me if wrong) in gas it purchased from Russia. With Germany being by far the biggest buyer. What's your point?
- yrgulation 4y agoGermany was under a lot of pressure to end its reliance on russian gas and got a lot of flack for having allowed such high dependency. Its also a supplier of weapons and financial aid as well as a member of nato. As you can see even between allies there is a lot of critique. I suppose the question is, what is _your_ point?
- motoxpro 4y agoI think the point is that's a little bit more complicated than you make it out to be. The USA is also "supporting the war effort" by buying fertilizer, etc from them.
- yrgulation 4y agoThats just whataboutism. Also the us of a is pretty much leading the effort for ukraine’s independence along with the uk.
- srvmshr 4y agoIf it is just whataboutism, then why bother. India is a major US military equipment importer today by slowly pivoting from USSR tech & also a significant business partner to the US. Many multiples higher than its trade with Russia. Thats real $. We could similarly argue India is supporting the US efforts by supporting its revenue.
- FpUser 4y ago[flagged]
- FpUser 4y agoBlah blah blah. Europe trades with Russia and it all that matters. Sugarcoating does not help. And India does not need it any less than Europe.
- philliphaydon 4y agoThe German government screwed up royally and it’s probably one of the only things trump got right when he said it was stupid to depend on Russian gas. They should never have phased out nuclear power.
- srvmshr 4y agoThat's a bit uncharitable view considering Russia was getting $1B+ from EU block for gas via Nord Stream 1 every single week until very recently. Indian imports pale in that comparison, being a tiny fraction of that amount. If you're gonna point fingers at least lets do it with the facts being straight. Truthfully, diplomatic relationship isn't a black & white, zero-sum kind of game. The fact that US policies change so erratically gives a lot of countries low confidence from going all-in. The stake is population of 1.4B & a mostly modest per capita income. When you got mouths to feed, war in a distant land makes less sense. Edit: typo
- mpweiher 4y agoYou know which Russian gas pipeline is still in operation? The one that goes through Ukraine. These things are a tad more complicated.