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India has a still-developing economy which owns billions of dollars in Russian debt. Why should they cut off this source of revenue?

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.

> 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?

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

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.

What about bullying and war crimes by Putin?

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

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?

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?

No, that's your strawman, not mine.

>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.

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