Superpowah will bend or break.
If Indians are too good to pay for oil in Yuan, they could also pay in gold, but truly, if Indians feel humiliated by this, it is on them. Other nations from Nepal to Argentina have no issue with paying in yuan so what’s Indias problem? Or should I say, subcontinental Nigeria.
but perhaps this is truly why the BRICS have become so popular lately. A new SDR backed by gold, commodities, oil and grain. That’s the kinda thing anyone would want. The new florin, the new bezant.