Trump dangling F35 carrot to Modi. Modi knows it will not happen

Trump is not happy also with India buying Rafale jets from France. He is trying to throw a spanner into the deal with negative comments about Rafale jets and Trump dangling the sale of F35s to India. The number of Rafale jets shot down by Pakistan during the India/Pakistan air war provided Trump the opportunity to capitalize by exposing the negativity of Rafales, which made India livid while it was attempting to cover the loss.

About the narrative that India is not buying Russian oil comes from the USA side, with no official declaration by the Indian side. So, let us take it as just idle talk, as was the case in the past. Can India afford expensive oil when it is trying to industrialize and with its currency slipping towards the sewers. It would be adding insult to injury to replace cheap Russian oil with expensive oil from USA and elsewhere, just to bend over to Trump and waiting for more demands.

If India does really cut off Russian oil, I think there is little chance for it to go back again when the shit hits the fan, just like the Europeans. Putin knows what the Indians are up to trying to play both sides.


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