India's place and future is in BRICS, no two ways about it

Modi has a thick beard to absorb the slap, but it still hurts him immensely inside his mind, even if he did not admit it. Otherwise, why is there a need to close ranks with Russia and trying to resolve problems with China.

Modi, like the Japanese before, likes to think he is white, snuggling ever closer to the G7 and getting humiliated year after year without being admitted into the G7, just sitting at the door watching the proceedings. At least Japan, with its economic muscle, was able to be given a seat at the G7 to improve its prestige. India, despite its comparatively higher GDP than a few of the G7 countries, is still an underdeveloped country in terms of its per capita GDP, which will bring down the hyped-up prestige of the G7, the so-called elites of global economic power.

India's place and future is in BRICS, no two ways about it. And India must place its loyalty fully inside BRICS, not trying to straddle two boats by being greedy. India must resign itself from QUAD, otherwise it will get thrown out by Trump sooner or later. India must save some face and quit QUAD and not be waiting for another slap that is coming soon.

Both India and China are big buyers of Russian oil, and if India thinks it can do without Russian oil, Russia will just sell more to China on the cheap. Russia will not collapse, but India might, after losing 35% of its energy.

Realistically, India cannot do without cheap Russian oil, now with its power grid already overloaded and gasping for breath every now and then. Power failures in India are happening ever so often, and businesses and factories are finding it difficult to cope. Cutting of imports of Russia oil would mean India is going to cut its nose to spite its face. It is just suicidal for India to do that.


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