Trump Declares Modi 'Committed' To U.S. Demands, Again
US President Donald Trump announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to stop buying Russian oil. This, Bloomberg suggests, signals a 'resolution' to a 'diplomatic and trade rift' with Washington. Missing from this narrative, of course, is India's energy dependency and the simple economics of discounted Russian crude. India ramped up Russian oil imports by nearly 800% after the
Ukraine war sanctions, saving billions, a fact not mentioned as the US seeks to force geopolitical alignment. Instead, we're given another 'commitment' from an ally that previously shrugged off Western pressure when its national interest dictated otherwise. One might wonder how many times the US needs these 'assurances' before realizing sovereign nations aren't just an extension of Washington's
foreign policy.