Srikanth 🇮🇳

Global Affairs & Strategy | International Business

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@sidhant US-India talks and the progress so far are welcome. Amid threats of 100% tariffs, India has strong leverage through generics & Pharma, which supply nearly half the US market and can’t be replaced quickly. Raising export duties on them would raise costs for American buyers.

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@Chellaney Several on X are saying , VanDyke’s release looks like it could be a quiet trade or goodwill step to avoid/postpone the tariffs threat on India. Timing with the Rubio talks + new law makes the speculation hard to ignore, even if unconfirmed.

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@BRICSinfo Europe hypes a Russian attack on NATO,which is false information campaign just to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine, shut their people up, and hide domestic problems plus the bad decisions made before and during the war. Scare people so they don’t question the costs.

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@sidhant Zelenskyy shouldn’t lecture India. India’s Russian oil purchases are business and energy security,not war financing.If stopping financing can end the war,Europe should stop funding it and pursue diplomacy.Ukraine rejects serious talks with US mediates while claiming for ceasefire

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@pushpendrakum The Federal bank raising rates risks pulling FDI back to the US, while rupee volatility adds extra pressure, making this an urgent challenge. Simply reducing taxes isn’t enough; RBI & FinMin need a broader, comprehensive macro strategy to anchor capital in India.

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@warsurv Fact check: This is false/recycled information from 2025 financial, Saudi hasn’t "ditched" the yuan, and claims about countries stopping yuan oil settlements are false. Riyadh continues flexible bilateral trade, yuan integration, and blockchain trials alongside dollar liquidity.

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@HormuzLetter What about the Muscat meeting? US met Houthis and told US officials they’d uphold the 2025 ceasefire, not target commercial ships (except Saudi-linked ones), and not block Bab al-Mandeb — in exchange for the US staying out.

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@TheNavroopSingh Full Support to ‘DST’ on Big Tech as reciprocal leverage, many countries already do it. Fed rate hikes risk pulling FDI to the US,weakening the rupee and raising our oil costs. Raising pharma export prices to the US is justified;they depend heavily on our cheap generics.Pass FCRA

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@SputnikInt Greenland under Danish administration while the US gains permanent security control and an expanded military presence. Focus is on Arctic surveillance of Russian activity(GIUK Gap), influence over northern sea routes,and access to regional resources positioning without annexation

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@sidhant India did not seize a Russian oil tanker.
Cameroon-flagged ship MT Unity was detained by court order at Paradip after its owners failed to fully pay a UAE fuel supplier (~₹4 crore of bunker fuel) . Russian Oil was already unloaded. Normal commercial dispute, not political.

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@EconomicTimes Russian oil uncertainty is mainly tariff risk, but full 100% from Trump is unlikely.
Bigger issue: Fed rate hike can pull capital/FDI to US → higher dollar demand → weaker rupee → costlier oil.
RBI has to manage this outflow pressure carefully.

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@IndianExpress Deal looks huge, but jets take 7-8 years to arrive. Bigger story:US just met Houthis in Muscat. They promised not to hit most shipping (except Saudi) if US stays out.
Why limited help to Riyadh?
Saudi-China ties,US already struck Houthis in 2025 & didn’t win no appetite to repeat

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@MEAIndia MEA statement is too soft. US threatens 100% tariffs on our industry and tells India where to buy oil. We must be clear: India will keep buying Russian oil for energy security, support companies facing this uncertainty, and expand markets elsewhere. We decide our suppliers not US

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@osintspectator Lighting at a high-security venue cannot be changed overnight. All illumination are finalised weeks in advance, and shared with security agencies as part of event plan. They are executed according to that fixed schedule. Social media reactions do not override technical protocols.

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@Currentreport1 Russia has always been a crude oil giant; refined exports were relatively limited. Even before the war. Ukrainian strikes have forced refineries below capacity, so Russia imports from India & Asia. But Russia's export earnings still depend mainly on crude, not refined fuels.

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@GBC_Press Pentagon puts Iran ops at ~$29B. Trump claims Venezuela oil paid for it 25x over. Initial seized oil was worth ~$2-3B, cumulative tracked revenue ~$8B+ by April. Independent reports put real Iran war costs at $40B, something doesn't add up😂.

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@RT_India_news G7 price cap forced Russia to sell oil at low price no big profits as Western media claims.Russia earns from diverse sources,not just oil/gas.Removing waivers hurts Indian companies badly,dollar system, insurance, logistics & clearances will create major troubles for global trade

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@pushpendrakum Correcting the headline: This ₹100 fee is only for inactive PhonePe Wallet (the prepaid balance feature), not for normal UPI transfers.
If you never load money into PhonePe Wallet and just do bank-linked UPI like most people on Google Pay/PhonePe, this doesn’t affect you at all

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@RT_com Ukraine’s drone production is decent, but missiles? Even if they ramp up today,real impact takes years. Russian layered air defense is much stronger against missiles than drones capable to stop even 300 like Israel/US.Local production won’t change the balance. Time for a deal now

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@MattooShashank @suhasinih EU sanctioned Indian companies previously (Nayara, Si2, innovio ventures etc.) expecting them to stop trading with Russia for EU market access. It didn’t work — they continued and adapted instead.