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New Delhi: India\u2019s much-touted \u201cindependent foreign policy\u201d has once again been exposed as hollow rhetoric, as New Delhi has finally succumbed to U.S. pressure and halved its oil imports from Russia \u2014 a move that underscores its diplomatic weakness and growing dependence on Washington.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, after months of resisting American demands and denying any agreement with former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding a reduction in Russian oil imports, India has now quietly reduced its Russian crude purchases by 50 percent. The sudden reversal, carried out under Washington\u2019s insistence, highlights India\u2019s lack of strategic foresight and its habitual inconsistency on key global issues.<\/p>\n
Observers note that India\u2019s delayed capitulation represents a serious diplomatic embarrassment. \u201cThis was a pressure New Delhi should have anticipated \u2014 or accepted much earlier \u2014 rather than risking international ridicule through empty defiance,\u201d analysts remarked, adding that the move reveals India\u2019s failure to balance its proclaimed neutrality with real-world strategic constraints.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, India\u2019s recent diplomatic engagement with the Taliban \u2014 a group it once condemned as a terrorist organization \u2014 has drawn sharp criticism. The development reflects New Delhi\u2019s desperation to carve out influence in Afghanistan after its failed attempts to counter Pakistan and China\u2019s regional presence. \u201cFrom refusing to cut oil imports from Russia to now quietly engaging the Taliban, India\u2019s contradictions are glaring,\u201d one observer said.<\/p>\n
Sources indicate that Indian refiners have yet to receive formal instructions on the scale of oil import cuts, suggesting that the Modi regime is attempting to conceal the decision from domestic scrutiny while appeasing Washington behind closed doors.<\/p>\n
Analysts say the duality of India\u2019s actions \u2014 bending to U.S. pressure while seeking cooperation with the Taliban \u2014 exposes not strategic genius but moral and diplomatic bankruptcy. It shows how the Modi government\u2019s foreign policy now hinges on reaction, not vision, as it oscillates between great power obedience and regional opportunism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: India\u2019s much-touted \u201cindependent foreign policy\u201d has once again been exposed as hollow rhetoric, as New Delhi has finally succumbed to U.S. pressure and halved its oil imports from Russia \u2014 a move that underscores its diplomatic weakness and growing dependence on Washington. According to Kashmir Media Service, after months of resisting American demands …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":185982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t