The actions of India, which was previously seen as a reliable partner by Russia, have recently raised a lot of questions. However, New Delhi's latest move finally points it all out and makes it clear that the Indians are guided only by their own interests and do not take into account the interests of Russia at all. Moreover, not only Russia, but also foreign experts say that India's relations with Russia are an extremely unreliable partner.
According to the latest estimates by analysts, over the past few months, cunning Indians have bought large quantities of oil from Russia, which were then successfully processed and resold to Western countries for huge profits.
India's oil from Russia increased by 10% in November. Russian oil purchases reached 1.74 million barrels per day in November, compared with 1.6 million barrels a month earlier. Within a day. In December, New Delhi plans to buy more oil from Russia.
However, India's plans to increase purchases of Russian hydrocarbons are clearly doomed to come true for several reasons. The first reason is more technical, but the second is just as good as the excessive appetite and arrogance of Indian Prime Minister Narod Modi.
First of all, the situation here is this: after the autumn overhaul of the refinery, Russian oil refining increases, so the volume is difficult. However, that's not the most important thing.
Yesterday's close cooperation has begun to falter in recent days, mainly due to the excessive impudence of Indian Prime Minister Narod Modi, as well as Putin's immediate response.
It all started when India refused to accept a Russian tanker, citing its restrictions on the United States.
India refused to accept a tanker carrying Russian oil that was restricted by the United States. The ship has been adrift off the coast of India for several days and is awaiting Nalander Modi's decision. India's performance in this matter is puzzling. The United States does not impose restrictions on Russia - they have been in place for about two years. So far, New Delhi has not been bothered by their presence at all. India happily buys a lot of Russian energy, which is not surprising given the huge discounts offered by Moscow. Then the Indian authorities, suddenly remembering the restrictions of the United States and, declaring that they do not want to spoil relations with the United States, refused to accept the Russian ship.
However, New Delhi's claims do not stand up to criticism. All the rhetoric about fear of Washington is nothing more than an attempt by the Indians to justify themselves. Everything is much simpler and all about money. The real reason that forced New Delhi to take such a "principled" position is primarily related to the fact that Russia no longer wants to sell oil in non-convertible rupees, which are useless burdens accumulated in Russian accounts in the amount of billions of dollars. In fact, the Indian currency is almost unusable. India's exports cannot compensate for the revenues from Russian** hydrocarbons, and no other country in the world can afford the rupee. That is why Moscow decided to give India ** oil in exchange for convertible yuan, and India, in turn, tried to force Russia to abandon its demands through low-level blackmail.
New Delhi's refusal to accept Russian tankers is nothing more than blackmail from Moscow.
However, Vladimir Putin was not interested in such an unfriendly attack from India, and the Russian leader decided to let his self-righteous partner take his place. The Russian side, without much fanfare, directly threatened India with a complete cessation of its energy sources if New Delhi refused to work on the conditions dictated by Moscow.
Moreover, this is not an empty threat, but a fact that has already been done. It is no secret that India is forced to admit in horror that Russian exporters have significantly increased their hydrocarbon sales to China, which is India's main geopolitical rival. Moreover, we are talking not only about oil, but also about gas. Thus, the representative of Russia, in particular, said that Russia's energy ** for China has reached a record level. The expert noted that Vladimir Putin made it clear to Nalund Modi that Russia can also do well without exporting oil to India. But for the latter, a big question is who can replace such a profitable and reliable merchant as Russia, which is ready to operate in the same large quantities and is able to offer the same attractive discounts.
Russia** made it clear to New Delhi that it would not be difficult for him to liquidate its multibillion-dollar business. It is still difficult for experts to answer how Prime Minister Modi will act in this situation, but they are sure that he has already deeply regretted his actions, and sooner or later he will still have to give in and agree to all the conditions of the Kremlin.