India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

[Vayutuvan]

So it looks like we bent the knee.

Hain jee? How did you come to that conclusion?

[Vayutuvan]

^^you can probably wax more eloquence, some more idioms and phrases could probably help explain more what you're trying to convey, no need to be bashful

Coincidentally, this is the official mea notice, which is a big word salad of masterful inactivity and says nothing, though if one is in a poetic state of mind and reading tea leaves like nobody's business, shayari precedes illusory meaning even from cursory glances

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ricky_v ji, that is a really nicely worded press release. That leaves the door open to press the US to give us a better pricing. Classic old game of pitting one supplier against the other. Dhando only. Nothing personal. suvarna kapi understand that more than anybody else, I am sure. He would have engaged in the same countless number of times when he was building all those towers.

[A_Gupta]

The New York Times interprets the MEA thusly:


"India Tiptoes Around Trump’s Latest Claims on Russian Oil Purchases

The government subtly rebuffed the president’s comments that it would stop buying Russian oil, as it tries to avoid a public fight and end a trade dispute with Washington."

[A_Gupta]

Can't tell by oil prices, e.g., Barron's:

Oil Falls as Oversupply Concerns Outweigh India News

By
Anthony Harrup, Dow Jones Newswires

Oil futures extend losses to three straight sessions, giving up gains made on President Trump's saying India will in time stop buying oil from Russia.

India's foreign ministry said the country's policy remains one of broad-based energy sourcing and diversification, and that it's discussing deeper energy cooperation with the U.S.

Market concerns with oversupply remain a weight on prices as the EIA reports a 3.5 million barrel weekly crude stock build amid a sharp drop in refinery runs.

"Reports of a possible meeting between Trump and Putin likely added to late session selling, as did the potential negative impact of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown on petroleum demand," Ritterbusch says in a note.

WTI settles down 1.4% at $57.46 a barrel, a more than five-month low. Brent falls 1.4% to $61.06 a barrel.

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[A_Gupta]

This is how the CCP reads it:
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202510/1345806.shtml

Trump's claim that Modi had agreed to halt imports of Russian oil is likely a move aimed at pressuring Moscow, Qian Feng, director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, told the Global Times. After all, Trump's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has so far failed to produce any tangible progress, Qian Feng, director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, told the Global Times.

By releasing such information, Washington appears to be signaling to Moscow in hopes of nudging it toward a cease-fire on terms set by the US, Qian said, noting that however, given the close ties between Russia and India, the effectiveness of this strategy remains uncertain.

The US has long sought to pressure India on this issue, yet considering India's long-term foreign policy priorities and national interests, it is unlikely to fully abandon energy cooperation with Russia in the near future, Qian emphasized.

[A_Gupta]

The White House website:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/investments/

MAJOR INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Made possible by President Trump’s leadership — The U.S. has seen a surge of private and foreign investment that are fueling job growth, innovation, and opportunity across every corner of the country.

In that list is

India (Foreign Investment) $500 Billion

If @Y. Kanan could interpret this please?

[A_Gupta]

FYI, Japan is listed at $1 trillion on the White House website.
Japan says it is $550 billion.
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16063422

South Korea is listed at $450 billion.
Per South Korea, it is $350 billion.
https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-policy/202 ... 7OA7CHSOA/

Please to interpret. I know, I know, we all must publicly believe Trump and disbelieve the public officials of India, South Korea, Japan, etc. or else be struck with 1000% tariffs and personal sanctions.

[Cain Marko]

Dunno if this discussed here not our man, Ashley Table Tellis was arrested in the US for giving China classified info from the DOD.

[Vayutuvan]

@cain marko ji, a lot has been discussed already. A lot more needs to be uncovered. Let us do it collectively and link this fellow to any and all BIF forces in the US and elsewhere.

[Amber G.]

Sharing a US - India Immigrant story - At the time of Trump around that time of the year when people listen about announcements of Nobles (A story I shared a few years ago around the same time).

Sri C. Radhakrishna Rao ((Born: 10 September 1920, Huvina Hadagali, Karnataka India.), retired at the age of sixty and went to live with his daughter in America along with his grandchildren.

There, at the age of 62, he became a professor of statistics at the University of Pittsburgh and at the age of 70, he became the head of the department at the University of Pennsylvania.

US citizenship at the age of 75. National Medal For Science at the age of 82, a White House honor.

At the age of 102, he received the International Statistics Prize ( commonly known as Nobel Prize in Statistics).

In India, the government has already honored him with Padma Bhushan (1968) and Padma Vibhushan (2001).
Rao says: No one asks after retirement in India. Colleagues also respect power and not scholarship.

At the age of 102, receiving a Nobel while in good physical condition, it is probably the first example.