India is betraying Iran after buckling under US pressure: Iranian media report 4 Jul, 2018 India is

[undercover JIX]

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I like your recommendations, win win for all....enemies and friends all get what the want.

 

[El Sidd]

How come Iranians do Not post in These thread?

They dont even give a damn

 

[Shamsher1990]

India is betraying Iran after buckling under US pressure: Iranian media report

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*New Delhi:* In a scathing article, Tehran Times called India a ‘pygmy’ over its decision to “buckle under US pressure” and cut oil exports from Iran. Citing the various developments that took place after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s rebuke of the US sanctions on Iran, the op-ed, written by Syed Zafar Mehdi said, "A few days ago, less than a month after Swaraj’s statement, India buckled under the overwhelming US pressure, betraying national interest and confirming its status as a pygmy, rather than a giant."

The article further states, "Incidentally, it happened a day after US ambassador to UN, Nikki Haley visited India . India’s oil ministry ordered refiners to prepare for drastic reduction or zero import of Iranian oil from November when the 180-day wind-down period ends. The news stirred a hornet’s nest in India as any cut in Iranian oil mean substantial jump in oil prices in India , which will hit people hard.”

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Iran has been the main supplier of crude oil to India , even at the peak of Western sanctions between 2012 and 2016, the TehranTimes piece stated, adding that while a volume of business would be affected by the crippling sanctions, “The partnership never broke.”

The op-ed comes just days after it was reported that the oil ministry has asked refiners in India to prepare for a 'drastic reduction or zero' imports of Iranian oil from November, two industry sources said, the first sign that New Delhi is responding to a push by the United States to cut trade ties with Iran.

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During the previous round of sanctions, India was one of the few countries that continued to buy Iranian oil, although it had to reduce imports as shipping, insurance and banking channels were choked due to the European and US sanctions.

“Modi-led BJP government in New Delhi has come under blistering criticism at home over this ‘ill-advised’ decision that will only tarnish India’s reputation globally. Responsible nation states act responsibly without allowing anyone to bully or threaten them. By succumbing to the pressure of U.S., India has not only risked its age-old ties with Tehran , but also demonstrated its weak diplomacy,” Mehdi wrote in Tehran Times.

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The piece also cited various reactions on India’s move, including those by Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala, Gaurav Pandhi and Ashok Swain.

“A country that aspires to be a global power, a financial and industrial giant, a protagonist of new international policy, and a viable counter-weight to China's rise is outsourcing its foreign policy to a country that has a terrible foreign policy record. Indiahas just touched a new low,” the Tehran Times piece stated.

The piece further said that no matter what the situation, the mood in Iran remains upbeat.

“India’s foolhardy decision to cut Iranian oil imports under U.S. pressure at a time when the U.S. government has imposed higher tariff on many Indian products shows how the power dynamics work. However, the mood is Iran remains upbeat. Iranians are not panicking just because India has backstabbed them. The country has seen the worst and bounced back stronger every time,” it further said.

And the source is.... Times of Islamabad. Good! Very believable.
https://timesofislamabad.com/04-Jul...ckling-under-us-pressure-iranian-media-report

For all the brouhaha, has anyone seen the official Indian government communication to refiners or is it just some reporting in news papers.

BTW, India has ramped up her purchase of oil from Iran considerably in past few months.

Ramping Purchases
IOC plans to buy 7 million tons of crude from Iran in the year ending March 31 versus 4 million tons in the previous fiscal year, A.K. Sharma, director of finance at the refiner, said in May. India imported 771,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Iran in May, a 35 percent increase from the previous month, tanker tracking and shipping data compiled by Bloomberg show.

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//economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64833079.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

More like a poke from the rear by India

From the looks of it, Chinese currency and equity market is having a royal poke in the behinds these days.
So much for 'Middle Kingdom'

 

[Dalit]

As predicted. India is a backstabbing nation.

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

Here is US supporting Chahbahar -

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-b...-port-amid-increasing-pressure-on-iran-2018-7

No, they are not and that is what Nikky Haley said it to during her visit to India. US only support of port is relevant to Afghanistan's needs and thats it. It will never back any Irani port to become regional game changer, though it was never meant to be at first place. In short, Chahbhar operations will remain very limited and that too with respect to Afghanistan. The only transaction from this port will be between India and Afghanistan.

 

[Jackdaws]

No, they are not and that is what Nikky Haley said it to during her visit to India. US only support of port is relevant to Afghanistan's needs and thats it. It will never back any Irani port to become regional game changer, though it was never meant to be at first place. In short, Chahbhar operations will remain very limited and that too with respect to Afghanistan. The only transaction from this port will be between India and Afghanistan.

Which is fine till the end of the Trump administration.

 

[HamWatan]

India ordered its companies to cut purchases of Iranian oil a day after the US said it was cancelling the 2+2 meeting. Why do Indians delude themselves all the time?

 

[SrNair]

India should not buckle under pressure. It is not only daft, if the opposition plays this up - it is political suicide for Modi.
India rejected "aid with political strings attached" during the Nehru - Truman era. It circumvented sanctions on Iran even during MMS era. India is not bound by US sanctions, it is however bound by UN sanctions.
They might be some nod to the US for a couple weeks; I certainly hope this is not an actual policy that has been adopted.

There is a fiction and there is a reality .
A lots of companies and banks have business relations with US .
It is not a sanction ,you have business with Iran so that we wont do business with you .If US said that then noone in GoI can convince our companies .
US only cares about their interests ,similar to us .
And we only need to look our own interests.
If US give us better deal then India will take it.
Besides Iran didnt help their case also .
In 2015 the .new agreement signed .
Instead of reviving their own economy they try to play big games in Syria .
India and China several times powerful than Iran but they didnt go for this shit .
And in low profile China is also succumbing to US pressure .
Oil is plenty now .
So no big deal

 

[TheBlackCoat]

Good. Next China it is your turn to stop all trade with Iran.

 

[Sully3]

I remember indian posters saying it will be business as usual with Iran

Your new daddy is only just getting started wait and watch

Betrayal is when you agree to sell oil for rupees and you throw that agreement in the garbage as soon as your sanctions end. Betrayal is when you go to a foreign country to attack a 3rd country’s diplomat. Betrayal is when you attack an embassy.

you indians were told about your new papa Uncle Sam but you didnt want to listen.

now sit back and enjoy the show.

 

[Taimoor Khan]

56 inch ti** at display.


LOL at Persians. The smartarses do not know the ABC of India. India is a Zionist's bit**. India has been propped up by Zionist since 90s to confront Pakistan. India will squeal when it is told to by its masters.

 

[rott]

I am just paused on how to answer you my friend.

You are the first person on earth who just showed me the benefit of having less trade with any one. great going my friend good point there. With gems like you this country will go very far.

Two gems from this guy.

• No trade for Pakistan.
• Iran gives free oil to India. Essentially giving India $40 billion grant every year. Great !

Looks like a false flagger to me.

 

[BHarwana]

Looks like a false flagger to me.

I wish he is a false flagger because if he is a Pakistani we need to improve our education system

 

[The BrOkEn HeArT]

India dont follow no one, dont accept no pressure, independent policies, modi with 56" breast will force USA to issue a waver...and whole lot more Sanghi Bhagats randi rona....what happened to defenders of Modi ji now.

It is just a fake article. Dont take it so much serious. India's foreign policy depands on its interests, not on pressure.

 

[rott]

I wish he is a false flagger because if he is a Pakistani we need to improve our education system