• eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    I agree, but India is a founding member of brics along w Russia and this is going to be the test that determines whether or not brics will surpass the g8.

    If India caves, the American empire will live on

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      3 days ago

      Yes. This is hot on the heels of the US punishing Brazil and attempting to split them off of BRICS. Come to think of it, the recent bullshit of giving Boers asylum may also be aimed at disrupting BRICS.

      India is not likely in an economic position to tell the US to go pound sand, nor do I think they are likely to fully cave. They will attempt to thread the needle, but doing so will require some harm to Russian interests.

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        2 days ago

        Indian economy is not dependent on exports to USA. Losing the whole trade would hurt but not as much as ruining the time tested friendship with Russia.