Read the dates. He left on Apr 24. Reports above are from April 29 - May 17.This related to Jaipur.
Read the dates. He left on Apr 24. Reports above are from April 29 - May 17.This related to Jaipur.
reports are note evidence. it takes few days to unpack the stuff. they can also demonstrate new things just like for Putin they put a show. India does not have much that US can supply short termRead the dates. He left on Apr 24. Reports above are from April 29 - May 17.
June 3rd, 2025 at 5:17 AM EDT
Emirates Warns India’s Protectionism Could be Drag on Growth
Reports are evidence, as are pictures and videos. April 24 to May 17 isn't few days. Is Russia still packing stuff in Alaska? I'm sure they brought in a lot more equipment for Putin. Most likely India recieved munitions, same way USAF supplied Israel daily.reports are note evidence. it takes few days to unpack the stuff. they can also demonstrate new things just like for Putin they put a show. India does not have much that US can supply short term
These repeated warning from Arabs to India and this only thing that matter.
US cargo plane can be used for supporting official visits like JD Vance to India.
Daily C-17A flights from Al-Udeid to ~ Delhi, for 2+ weeks. Do you know what is C-17A? US officials move around the middleast on the UC-12M transporter. Vice presidents use the C-32A which is what Vance flew to India.
Reports are evidence, as are pictures and videos. April 24 to May 17 isn't few days. Is Russia still packing stuff in Alaska? I'm sure they brought in a lot more equipment for Putin. Most likely India recieved munitions, same way USAF supplied Israel daily.
The dramatic increase in India’s purchases of Russian oil since the invasion of Ukraine is “opportunistic and deeply corrosive” of a global effort to isolate the Kremlin and curb Vladimir Putin’s war machine, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro wrote in the Financial Times.
In a strongly worded , Navarro — long a hawkish voice and now an important force behind Donald Trump’s punitive global tariffs — linked India’s trade barriers and what he characterized as its financial support for Russia, depicting dealings that come at the expense of the US.
“American consumers buy Indian goods,” he said. “India uses those dollars to buy discounted Russian crude.”
India’s External Affairs Ministry didn’t respond to an email seeking comment on Navarro’s column. The South Asian country has defended its right to buy oil from the cheapest source. The threat of penalties and additional tariffs for buying Russian crude is and “extremely unfortunate,” Randhir Jaiswal, a foreign ministry spokesperson, said earlier this month.
Historically, India hasn’t been a significant importer of Russian crude, depending more heavily on the Middle East. That changed in 2022, after the invasion of Ukraine and a $60-per-barrel price cap imposed by the Group of Seven nations that aimed to limit the Kremlin’s oil revenue while keeping supplies flowing globally. India’s ability to purchase discounted cargoes was a feature of that mechanism acknowledged by US officials.
Russia accounted for a negligible portion of India’s total imports in 2021, and the country has tended to depend far more heavily on the Middle East. Today, Russia makes up around 37% of imports, according to data analytics firm Kpler.
“This surge has not been driven by domestic oil consumption needs. Rather, what really drives this trade is profiteering by India’s Big Oil lobby,” Navarro said. “In effect, India acts as a global clearinghouse for Russian oil, converting embargoed crude into high-value exports while giving Moscow the dollars it needs.”
He also took a swipe at India’s oil tycoons and their ties to the government. Reliance Industries Ltd., owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has been among the buyers of Russian crude. It has bought cargoes under long-term contracts.
“The proceeds flow to India’s politically connected energy titans, and in turn, into Vladimir Putin’s war chest,” Navarro said.
In the last few weeks, Trump has hit India with a 50% tariff rate — far higher than it placed on regional peers, partly to punish New Delhi for its Russian purchases. The doubling of an original levy comes into effect next week.
“This two-pronged policy will hit India where it hurts — its access to US markets — even as it seeks to cut off the financial lifeline it has extended to Russia’s war effort,” Navarro said. “If India wants to be treated as a strategic partner of the US, it needs to start acting like one.”
India is the only major economy to be hit with what Trump calls “secondary tariffs”, though Beijing buys more of Moscow’s crude overall. Trump — eager to slash the US’s trade deficit with India — has floated the possibility of higher levies on China over its Russian purchases, Navarro has downplayed that possibility, suggesting higher levels would hurt the US economy.
TOKYO — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Monday slammed China for providing vital backing for Russia's war against Ukraine.
Wadephul's criticism comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders to discuss Moscow's conflict with Kyiv.
"Russia's war is made possible by crucial Chinese support," Wadephul said in a speech at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo, during a visit to Japan.
"80 percent of the dual-use goods that Russia uses come from China," the German top diplomat added. "And at the same time, China is the largest buyer of Russian oil and gas. And this is a development that of course not only runs massively counter to our European security interests, but also those of our partners in the Indo-Pacific."
Trump previously threatened secondary sanctions against countries that buy Russian energy, and has announced , in addition to another 25 percent tariff due to trade tensions. However, Trump has so far refrained from taking such action against China.
Wadephul added that Beijing's behavior "shows that China preaches the principles of non-interference and territorial integrity, but in reality undermines them."
His remarks underline how the new German government is pursuing a China-critical policy, maintaining the harder stance of previous Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock — who had — and departing from the softly-softly approach of longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Wadephul also highlighted North Korea sending ammunition and troops to Russia, which experts say would not be possible without China's approval.
"If Russia is firing North Korean artillery shells on Ukraine today, then this undermines the security order in Europe, but it also upsets the balance of power in Asia. Because it is clear that Russia is showing its gratitude to North Korea for this assistance by transferring technology and expertise," he said.
Speaking earlier to reporters in Tokyo, Wadephul also warned about concerning developments in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, where Beijing "repeatedly threatens, more or less openly, to unilaterally change the status quo and shift its borders."
"However, one thing is clear," he added. "The prohibition of violence enshrined in the United Nations Charter applies, and any escalation at this sensitive hub of international trade would have serious consequences for global security and the world economy."
Seems like Germany has truly departed from the neutral (at least publicly) era of Merkel and is now fully a US puppet.
When it becomes dumbThe US is deploying military to Caribbeans to fight drug cartel. When would China deploy military to Indochina to fight human trafficking gangs?