India – Russian Imports Funding Conflict
Padmini Arhant
The incumbent administration in New Delhi, India has made no secret about Russian oil imports to fuel the economy.
The EU initial objection to India in this regard did not hold considering the former own fuel import from Russia until now. Accordingly EU’s message to any nation whether India or for that matter Pakistan attributed to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ouster from office is lacking in credibility given EU’s member states like Germany, Austria, Hungary and Finland….to name a few maintain energy supply from Russia despite EU’s anti-Russian war strategy against Russia. Notwithstanding hypocritical stance in this respect.
Russian discount on oil to India is drastically adjusted more than fair share in Indian imports of rough diamonds arriving in Surat port, Gujarat even though the international agency Kimberley Diamond Process Certification (KPCS) for clean diamond i.e. the certification that profits from diamond trade by export nations are not used for war and other destructive purpose.
In this instance, the KPCS certification on Russian rough diamond export currently certified as dirty diamond / not clean i.e. based on the mega profits from Russian rough diamond export to India at massive loss to Indian taxpayers is verifiably used in Russian submarine and military aggression against Ukraine in the ongoing conflict.
Indian administration in New Delhi stated position as neutral party in Russian Ukraine war is directly funding warfare against Ukraine which is contradictory to propagated publicity.
Russia profiteering from western sanctions on contracted supply at a much higher price costing Indian taxpayers paying more on reduced diamond imports is the premium on Indian political stardom image promotion in social platform.
Penny wise and pound foolish hardly escape attention in this disproportionate economic deal between Russia and India exploiting victims footing the expense on Indian side and Ukrainian lives targeted in the relentless military invasion.
Not to mention the current Indian administration so-called neutrality in Russia – Ukraine war is rather necrotic and not neutral.
Padmini Arhant
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