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India wants a multi polar world not dominated by the West, and it still blames the USA for Pakistan/Bangladesh breaking away.

Russia and India do not have any interests which clash, and in some ways, often align (eg, the West, China).

India is only friendly with America so far as China is an unmanageable threat to India. They will work with the West a bit on China, but otherwise, they are playing their own game.

Illustrious-Lemon482

So Europe need to stop buying said oil from India. Also Ukraine would be well positioned to attack crude pumping stations more to reduce sales to India.

ingenkopaaisen

Looks like Ukraine will just have to destroy all of the oil in Russia.

Lucky_Version_4044

I’m sure Trump will tweet stop or give them a 2 week notice

MaybeTheDoctor

More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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- Reuters (A): [Oil settles up 1% after US imposes sanctions targeting Iranian oil](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-settles-up-1-after-us-imposes-sanctions-targeting-iranian-oil-2025-09-02/)
- WION (C): [What will you do, Trump? Putin thumbs his nose at US with a MASSIVE China gas pipeline deal, while US prez punishes India](https://www.wionews.com/world/what-will-you-do-trump-putin-thumbs-his-nose-at-us-with-a-massive-china-gas-pipeline-deal-while-us-prez-punishes-india-1756807379169)
- Khaleej Times (C-): [Oil rises $1 after US imposes sanctions targeting Iranian oil](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/oil-rises-1-us-imposes-sanctions-targeting-iranian-oil)
- Semafor (B+): [Big Oil makes sweeping job cuts as prices slide](https://www.semafor.com/article/09/04/2025/big-oil-makes-sweeping-job-cuts-as-prices-slide)

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wondermark11

Turn off the IT Outsourcing spigot and let's see how quickly they change their tune.

BattlestarTide

\~10% of India's GDP is made up of outsourcing to the US and the EU. Furthermore, the US is their biggest trade partner.   
India is not that important; it's also not powerful, and if it poses any threat to the West, we have the leverage to shut down their economy overnight. They know this, under any other US president, they would have behaved very pro-western regardless of how much shit we throw at them, but Trump is weak and they are using this to get some cash, that is all.

Specialist_Bee_9726

Lets see how balsy they are when the US starts revoking their greencards

RazorBite88

US Tarrifs make things more expensive for the US people, not for India. When everybody's got Tarriffs, they don't actually care.

Breech_Loader

Curious where apple and other tech giants will start manufacturing their electronics next

Infantree369

Energy needs come first! India’s move shows how countries will prioritize national interests over external pressure especially when it comes to securing affordable resources.

SherbetSufficient515

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la risposta dell’India di qualche giorno fa, #3 molto interessante 😅

https://preview.redd.it/c2dauwyebfhf1.png?width=1003&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=996a46b34ed7b134bd612efccc5816ef1f33e92e

Simple_Yam

[Modi visiterà la Cina per la prima volta dopo 7 anni](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/indias-modi-to-visit-china-for-first-time-in-7-years-as-tensions-with-us-rise/ar-AA1K0YEN).   
  
Se Trump riesce a fare avvicinare anche l'India alla Cina, avrà fatto più per i BRICS che i BRICS stessi

pietralbi

Si sapeva. Pure al Brasile (per altre motivazioni ideologiche lì). 

In compenso l’India ha bloccato tutto il programma di acquisti degli F35 (anzi lo aveva già fatto almeno 3/4gg fa). 

Comunque è curioso capire da quando Trump ha deciso che la Russia è un nemico, indovinate quando? Da un mesetto fa, c’entra un 5 :-)

nohup_me

Amo come paesi come Brasile ed India reagiscono , mentre l’Europa si mette a 90

mozzarellaguy

Invece che fare il redeem dell'olio americano

Carlo_attrezzi

Beh francamente non aveva senso che noi applicassimo le sanzioni e loro le aggiravano così! Tutto pur di finire sta guerra sanguinaria senza andare a discapito dell’Ucraina

FeliceManesco

Mi immagino gli indiani le cui proprietà ammontano a un paio di ciabatte + 1 capra tormentati dall'idea di perdere potere d'acquisto.

Klutzy-Weakness-937

No_Row_8284

Non credo che l'india si preghierá. Perché dovrebbero smettere di comprare petrolio russo a basso costo? Per una guerra che non li riguarda e che si svolge dall'altra parte del mondo solo perché l'occidente ha deciso cosi? Non scherziamo.

Questa mossa rafforzerà ancora di più l'asse brics, tant'è che la prima mossa di modi è un viaggio in Cina.

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-modi-visit-china-first-time-7-years-tensions-with-us-rise-2025-08-06/

"Modi will go to China for a summit of the multilateral Shanghai Cooperation Organisation that begins on Aug. 31, the government source, with direct knowledge of the matter, told Reuters. India's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment."

"Meanwhile, India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is in Russia on a scheduled visit and is expected to discuss India's purchases of Russian oil in the wake of Trump's pressure on India to stop buying Russian crude, according to another government source, who also did not want to be named."

Sirrrrrrrrr_

Poor Americans having to pay for their president’s cluelessness.

OvercuriousNeophyte

sono contento, non vogliono auitare sull'ucraine ma ci vogliono riempire di immigrati/prodotti

fanculo_i_mod

Sono certo che gli indiani siano TERRORIZZATI... 

Intanto, dopo 19 pacchetti di sanzioni (potrei aver perso il conto) l'Europa continua a spendere più soldi in gas russo che in aiuti all'Ucraina, [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxk454kxz8o](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxk454kxz8o) , confermando per l'ennesima volta la volpina astuzia dei nostri governanti: ci siamo sparati nei piedi da soli, a pallettoni, prendendo la mira con cura per farci saltare ogni singola falange.

BudgetHistorian7179

At least something is done right by this “president”.

Error_404_403

Io per pari misura bloccherei l'accesso al suolo italiano a tutti coloro i quali hanno votato Trump. Daziami sta fava.

ANewHopeMusic

Modi: mo' me lo segno con la mia macchina da scrivere invisibile.

L'India é da decenni che si mantiene non allineata in politica estera e protezionista in economia, quindi il bullismo di Trump ha poca presa lí.

Magari gli USA potrebbero cogliere l'occasione per rivedere la loro politica estera che li ha portati ad appoggiare ipocriticamente il Pakistan, un paese molto instabile frequentemente sotto dittatura e  in balia di estremisti islamici e con l'atomica, invece che l'India?

Socmel_

Ma sì, facciamoci nemici 2-3 miliardi e più di persone, costringendoli a collaborare tra di loro, perché noi invece siamo fighi e superiori, è quello che facevano i tedeschi e i giapponesi nel Ventesimo secolo finché qualcuno non li ha spianati. Andrà sicuramente benissimo.

Mah, l'esempio europeo ci dice che con Trump ci sono due scelte:
- Obbedirgli in tutto e per tutto, regalargli il 5% del tuo PIL nazionale per comprare armi americane, scegliere di non tassare le sue multinazionali comprare il suo costosissimo gas - e venir schiaffeggiati con tariffe al 35%
- Non obbedirgli, comprare gas russo ad un quarto del prezzo, non distruggere la tua economia per servire gli interessi USA e trovarti tariffe al 50%


Visto che le tariffe le pagano i cittadini americani, una delle due scelte mi pare molto migliore dell'altra... La crisi dell'occidente ha raggiunto il livello "autofagia", ed i BRICS ci lasciano a prenderci vicendevolmente a martellate sugli attribuiti...

Additional-Golf4713

E dopo la politica nazionale, ecco la peggiore di tutti
La politica internazionale
Perché Trump sta devastando in questo modo gli States?
Poi ha fatto una inversione a u pazzesca

One_Needleworker_190

According to US, India shouldn't buy oil from Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Saudi &amp; Russia.

Proud_Balance_6626

owaisusmani

India is protecting itself from dictator trump

Existing-Finger-2533

So is the USA...

[The U.S. is a major importer of Indian products made from Russian oil](https://www.npr.org/2025/09/08/nx-s1-5522001/india-tariffs-russia-oil-imports)

ClassOptimal7655

Why wouldn't they? We pay the tariffs on our side.

Jonger1150

Should this go under r/theydidthemath? /s

bdc41

The rest of the world didn’t want to redirect trade from the US, but it sure does make their point clear when they do.

Thatsthepoint2

In other news EU will continue to buy Russian gas, US will continue to buy Russian Uranium and Israel will continue to recruit Russian Jews as settlers.

Autobot1979

India and China spitting in the face of the protectionist racket.

HugaBoog

And that indicates economic knowledge how?  Classic idiot conservative.    Being rich shows you know how to get rich.   Doesn’t mean you know two shits about economics

cairnrock1

wonder how much russia had to lower the price..

30yearCurse

Can the US or someone else sell the oil cheaper than russia?

HibikiB

I thought free trade means you can freely trade with anyone

MD_Yoro

I wonder the inflationary effect in the US from repatriation of the petrodollars

Confident-Security84

And then they will call and email trying to scam us.  Why are we such good “allies” with them?

Particular_Reality19

Really good profit for Indian's refinery giants.

jerryhou85

Yes.   India is pro-colonialism and pro-imperialism.  We know

Why would they stop now? The tariffs are in and theyre getting the stuff they need elsewhere while PROBABLY increasing exports to those countries.

Kingofharts33

The alternative is buying oil from previous suppliers except the ban on russian oil has increased demand of India's previous suppliers. And India's other providers Iran and Venezuela have been sanctioned.

ScreamSmart

US could have easily done back channel deals and asked India to reduce the import

And with how India US partnership was growing, and India’s defence ties with Russia was going down, India would have taken few months to reduce but most likely would have imported more from US to offset the Russian crude

But Trump tried to make it sound like “punishment” and with India’s colonial history, no wonder it reacted sharply

And the fact that, arrangement to buy Russian oil was done in partnership with US under Biden at a price cap.

pratyush_1991

Because Trump's tariffs are almost always eventually set at the point where it doesn't become an economic incentive to buy from elsewhere or move manufacturing to the US.

It's set at the point where the American consumer will pay it and it goes into a fund that Trump controls.

Bannedwith1milKarma

billobagebilli

Even if we stop there will still be 25% tariffs so what is the point even? Better to get cheaper oil and diversify with other countries long term.

BhalaManushya

So tariffs does work! (Narrator:yes,
against the levier)

chni2cali

Did the Trump admin really not see this becoming a nationalist cause in India?

moose098

And India can get away by gradually decoupling from US.  Trump may think US may have the heads up but India can still chart its own path which it may end up doing.

macross1984

Middle East should increase production. 

If Venezuela and Iran are barred from selling — most of Asia and Africa (and Europe) will keep buying Russian crude and gas.

I say again, Middle East should increase production. That's the only way to resolve this.

It was done in the 1980s. Decrease the oil price by so much that Russian crude becomes unprofitable.

lexxwern

US leaders are idiots for thinking punishing India instead of partnering with them was the right play. India's gov will pick whatever side makes them the most money &amp; security. They could care less about people dying in a war. Beefing up joint security, picking them over China for increased JV projects, and opening more trade between the two countries would have been a much easier way to slowly convince them to decouple from Russia.

RoastMasterShawn

The only reason there is no escalation to buy from other sanctioned countries like Iran and venezuela is because of the relationship with Israel and low quantity of oil from Venezuela.

Clear_Anything1232

Prepare for more tantrums from Baby-in-Chief!

Prottusha1

Smart move. Caving to the US doesn't get you anything. Just look at how they are treating their allies. 


Better to be indifferent or be enemies of the US than be their ally. At least you're not shocked or disappointed.

lLikeCats

India exports less to the USA than they import in oil...

Realitybytes_

US: Yo India, dont buy oil from Venezuela 

India: Okiz

US: Yo India, Dont buy from Iran also

India: Umm, Ok

US: Yo India, dont buy from Russia also

India: Sure, let me fill my tanks with Coca cola and just run my 1.4 billion–people economy on friendship bracelets and good vibes.

CrimeMasterGogoChan

The US has had 30+ years since the fall of the USSR to mend ties with Russia.
Instead the US kept on cornering Russia at every turn, peace was never the US's goal. Feeding their MIC was the goal.
The rest of the world is tired of your duplicitous nature.
If you think you can dictate to a Nation of 1.4 billion, its not 1960s anymore. Your falling on your face.

Gohanbe

The president of the united states doesn’t know what BRICS is.

mrcsjmswltn

BonkeyBickk

Lol thanks to the US we are getting even cheaper oil from Russia, most of which is exported to Ukraine and Europe at a profit.

And you can keep raising tariffs, 25% already made the goods non competitive, they need to be sold in other markets now regardless of the tariff in US being 25%, 50% or 9999% - increasing the tariff now is just showmanship for the domestic audience and serves no purpose.

Breadfruitdeeznuts

spiress

Didn't know it's now good to be doing business with Russia again, just to spite trump. Why not just end all sanctions on Russia to spite trump?

Consistent_Remove335

Good job India. Keep financing Putler’s war machine. We don’t know exactly which Ukrainian children will be killed by your financing, so we’ll just blame you for all of them.

Automatic-Term-3997

So much for an ally to not fund the war you're trying to end

Snoo-82132

(1) In fact, I would say that this containment is effective, and when combined with the previously imposed oil restrictions, it is fatal for India.


Actually, the most critical contradictions in India today lie in, first, its status as an agricultural country, and second, its severe shortage of oil supply and reserves. The key link between these two points is urea and its derivative fertilizer products. In modern agriculture, the most direct and efficient way to increase crop yields is through the use of fertilizers to boost production and ensure an adequate supply of agricultural products.


At the same time, oil is an essential resource for heavy industrial production. For India today, both its industry and agriculture heavily rely on the oil industry and its by-products. However, in the process of developing its industry, India has effectively suppressed agricultural production, reducing its proportion in the economy. Yet, India's relatively crude industrial production makes it difficult to produce high-value industrial goods. The majority of its output consists of basic industrial products. India's primary means of earning foreign exchange through exports remains the large-scale export of agricultural products.


This leads to a problem. The core objective of India's financial national team is to ensure stable foreign exchange income, thereby enabling the country to maintain the most basic functions of foreign trade. For India today, its foundational foreign exchange reserves are very weak. Its main sources of income are remittances from overseas workers and agricultural exports. To secure foreign exchange through agricultural exports, India has suppressed its domestic agricultural supply, leading to shortages in certain regions. Additionally, natural disasters have caused reduced yields of crops such as potatoes and tomatoes. As a result, the conflict between India's agricultural practitioners and the opinion leaders who advocate for their rights, on one side, and New Delhi, on the other, is extremely intense. Based on past examples, such disputes have typically ended with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) making compromises.


At this point, a relatively viable means to alleviate India's economic situation is to seek foreign aid to obtain necessary resources. Russia, with its extremely low oil and gas prices, has become an ideal trading partner.


(2) Therefore, when Western countries demanded that India suspend the purchase and export of Russian oil, they effectively pushed Modi into a corner on multiple levels. Meanwhile, the internal chaos in India has also compelled him to adopt relatively high-handed measures to alleviate domestic pressure—such as the India-Pakistan conflict in May.


Under normal circumstances, the original plan was for the Indian army to advance into Pakistan, but the prepared aerial offensive unexpectedly suffered a setback. As a result, the entire operation essentially ended in failure.


In reality, Trump's 50% tariff on India, coupled with Western countries' demands for an oil embargo, became the final straw that broke the back of India's current foreign policy. Without Russian oil and gas, and with its source of foreign exchange cut off, India would literally descend into chaos.


Now, do you understand?

Ok-Most2436

Anybody selling oil is an asshole. It's hard to pick sides on that one alone.

monzo705

Piss off all your friends and then have the gall to ask them for a favor  LOL

clan_burrock

Yea whatever, you're mad that Russia is selling oil to China and India meanwhile America is buying eggs from Russia.  FUCK RIGHT OFF

Severe_Bedroom8276

That's the excuse they'll use but I really don't think this has anything to do with Russia. Trump is just jealous that the world isn't kowtowing to him and moving on without him.

dbxp

What about the weak American President imposing sanctions at the end of the 50 day and the 2 week deadlines like promised? As a patriotic American I can honestly say that Trump solely has destroyed the privilege of asking, urging, demanding, dictating, or whatever you want to call it any nation, group, or entity to do a single thing. The U.S. has zero credibility and Trump's righteousness is not reflective of any American with an I.Q. over 25.

Aine_Ellsechs

we haven't even put in effect tariffs on china yet as far I am aware, still the pauses, and europe is working on a FTA with india and would also have a hard time with massive tariffs on china as they produce just so fucking much of the worlds stuff that will take considerable time to move much of it elsewhere, I feel there are a lot more feasible ways to aid ukraine trump is not exploring, you know like actually providing weapons in large quantities, and weapons capable of striking deep in russia to hit their major infrastructure like cruise missiles, without requiring payment for it, or at least defering payment issue after the war is over, would be a lot easier to get people behind...but no, do everything but direct military aid...

faffc260

Fortunately we care less and less everyday what the US wants

mmoore327

Yeahhhh, hate to break it to ya Diaper Don but this is called "soft power" its something you usually get by being friends with your allies and building a system of trust where you work together to benefit EACHOTHERS economies vs just America. 

So basically the thing you spent the last 7+ months burning to the fucking ground. 

I think all the other G7 countries don't really give a fuck what you think anymore, we're not friends.

Witty_Formal7305

not enough balls to do that yourself so you ask others? yep, check out.

wobbly-cheese

I don’t think the would cares about what the US says anymore.

AcguyDance

This has nothing to do with punishing Russia, and everything to do with sabotaging G7 economies on behalf of Russia.

JustAFancyApe

Everything out if his mouth is hypocritical

Salford1969

What a weird coincidence that Trumps "tough" actions which he asks the G7 to support only benefit America.

scarab1001

rjksn

Trump was cheering for Russia until Putin started pulling his chain, and I don't think he is still fully committed to Ukraine. And why should India and China care if two European powers are duking it out? I support Ukraine but I understand why India may figure they have bigger fish to fry.

manniesalado

G7 should do that. But still Trump is a fucking moron to come and cry now after betraying all its ally

04287f5

So many Indian and Russian bots 

This is absolutely something that need stop be done and will be done. Sorry axis participants

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The United States is urging G7 nations and the European Union to impose tariffs on India and China for their continued purchases of Russian oil, claiming both countries enable Moscow's war in Ukraine. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer emphasized the need for a unified effort to stop the flow of Russian energy revenues.

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