‘We’re Too Small to Take Retaliatory Action’: Malaysian PM on India’s Palm Oil Boycott

[UKBengali]

If it becomes expensive for the consumer Indian government can always intervene and subsidise Indonesian palm oil if required.

Stop flogging a dead horse

So still Indian consumer losers as they are taxpayers in the end one way or another.

 

[Mace]

So still Indian consumer losers as they are taxpayers in the end one way or another.

Yes it is slightly expensive at the moment ($10 to a tonne). Indian traders with their vast business dealings should be able to negotiate a better deal.

Irrespective National interest is supreme.

 

[UKBengali]

Yes it is slightly expensive at the moment ($10 to a tonne). Indian traders with their vast business dealings should be able to negotiate a better deal.

Irrespective National interest is supreme.

Fair enough in that case.
Indians should stop pretending this won’t hurt them as well.

 

[Protest_again]

Is palm oil oxygen?

If the price does indeed increase, the quantity demanded will just decrease. Basic microeconomics. Plus its not like there are no substitutes to palm oil.

If Pakistanis can eat grass for pride, we can live on sunflower oil surely.

 

[Wood]

he has seen the result of siding with pakistan , it was even more adventurous colluding with imran khan in creating a separate islamic front .in both ventures he was left without any gain .

The Islamic front was likely the reason why Turkey and Malaysia took the deliberate step to openly antagonize India on the world stage. Pakistan’s refusal to follow up with solidarity to the alliance would have left Malaysia feel cheated.

I’m not a big fan of Indian retaliation with trade as leverage. Perhaps it would have been wise to use diplomacy to bring the Malaysian government back into neutral zone on Kashmir. Malaysians would have been more receptive to that after Pakistan’s decision to back out of the summit.

 

[UKBengali]

The Islamic front was likely the reason why Turkey and Malaysia took the deliberate step to openly antagonize India on the world stage. Pakistan’s refusal to follow up with solidarity to the alliance would have left Malaysia feel cheated.

I’m not a big fan of Indian retaliation with trade as leverage. Perhaps it would have been wise to use diplomacy to bring the Malaysian government back into neutral zone on Kashmir. Malaysians would have been more receptive to that after Pakistan’s decision to back out of the summit.

Malaysia fully understands why Pakistan could not go to the summit.
Stop making it look like the Muslims are not coming together.

BD was the first Muslim country to show solidarity with Malaysia. Goes to show how you have zero leverage with BD - want to start a trade war with BD when you have an over 7 billion US dollar trade surplus with us?

India needs to understand that Malaysia will be backed by many Muslim countries in trade war.

 

[Wood]

Malaysia fully understands why Pakistan could not go to the summit.
Stop making it look like the Muslims are not coming together.

BD was the first Muslim country to show solidarity with Malaysia. Goes to show how you have zero leverage with BD - want to start a trade war with BD when you have an over 7 billion US dollar trade surplus with us?

India needs to understand that Malaysia will be backed by many Muslim countries in trade war.

BD is irrelevant in this equation. And yes, Muslims are not able to come together. This is apparent by Pakistan’s boycott of the the summit supposedly at the behest of another Muslim country.

 

[GHALIB]

Malaysia fully understands why Pakistan could not go to the summit.
Stop making it look like the Muslims are not coming together.

BD was the first Muslim country to show solidarity with Malaysia. Goes to show how you have zero leverage with BD - want to start a trade war with BD when you have an over 7 billion US dollar trade surplus with us?

India needs to understand that Malaysia will be backed by many Muslim countries in trade war.

whatever is the case bangladesh will never rally with pakistan against india .

The Islamic front was likely the reason why Turkey and Malaysia took the deliberate step to openly antagonize India on the world stage. Pakistan’s refusal to follow up with solidarity to the alliance would have left Malaysia feel cheated.

I’m not a big fan of Indian retaliation with trade as leverage. Perhaps it would have been wise to use diplomacy to bring the Malaysian government back into neutral zone on Kashmir. Malaysians would have been more receptive to that after Pakistan’s decision to back out of the summit.

you are right india should have gone diplomatically to deal with malaysia .

 

[UKBengali]

BD is irrelevant in this equation. And yes, Muslims are not able to come together. This is apparent by Pakistan’s boycott of the the summit supposedly at the behest of another Muslim country.

Really as BD already asking Malaysia to offer former Indian bound Palm oil to BD instead.
BD has decent demand of 2 million tonnes a year growing at 8-10%.
Pakistan did not go as they are in debt - once this is sorted they will be one of the core countries of this new Muslim bloc since they are located strategically and are militarily strong.
Turkey and Malaysia have started against India. More Muslim countries will follow and you know how much passion that BD’shis have for their Muslim brothers and sisters in Kashmir.

 

[Surya 1]

The Islamic front was likely the reason why Turkey and Malaysia took the deliberate step to openly antagonize India on the world stage. Pakistan’s refusal to follow up with solidarity to the alliance would have left Malaysia feel cheated.

I’m not a big fan of Indian retaliation with trade as leverage. Perhaps it would have been wise to use diplomacy to bring the Malaysian government back into neutral zone on Kashmir. Malaysians would have been more receptive to that after Pakistan’s decision to back out of the summit.

Who knows that that option was exercised?

 

[UKBengali]

whatever is the case bangladesh will never rally with pakistan against india .

BD needs the rest of this decade to build it’s economy military to good level.

BD is a Muslim country and distrusts Hindus India and wants justice for all S Asian Muslims and then Muslims in general.

 

[Type59]

India exports are falling for last 5 months. Malaysia and turkish consumers need to boycott india too. India has a trade surplus with Turkey. #Boycottindia

 

[GHALIB]

BD needs the rest of this decade to build it’s economy military to good level.

BD is a Muslim country and distrusts Hindus India and wants justice for all S Asian Muslims and then Muslims in general.

lol you keep repeating the same thing again and again , bangladesh has seen the pakistan rule over bangalis so they will always go well along with india .

India exports are falling for last 5 months. Malaysia and turkish consumers need to boycott india too. India has a trade surplus with Turkey. #Boycottindia

if there is any turk or malay pl get this great piece of advice to relevant authorities .

 

[UKBengali]

lol you keep repeating the same thing again and again , bangladesh has seen the pakistan rule over bangalis so they will always go well along with india .

Kashmir is not about Pakistan but Muslim sovereignty in sub-continent.
It was BD that had the idea of Muslim sovereignty in the first place.
Did you forget how thousands of BD’shis marched in solidarity with Kashmiris last year?

Hasina will not be around at the end of this decade and a new nationalistic leader who better represents the sentiments of average BD’shi Muslim will come to power.
Hasina has a soft spot for India as you helped her family - she is not BD forever dude.

 

[GHALIB]

Kashmir is not about Pakistan but Muslim sovereignty in sub-continent.
It was BD that had the idea of Muslim sovereignty in the first place.
Did you forget how thousands of BD’shis marched in solidarity with Kashmiris last year?

Hasina will not be around at the end of this decade and a new nationalistic leader who better represents the sentiments of average BD’shi Muslim will come to power.
Hasina has a soft spot for India as you helped her family - she is not BD forever dude.

ok wait till awami league is there in power . i have met many afghans , palestinians , bangladeshis , they don't care about kashmir , not to forget 20 crore indian muslims who will never give kashmir to pakistan , so you keep dreaming about muslim unity in south asia .