Re:The BRICS Has Overtaken the G7 in Global GDP
by rayiner on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @04:14PM
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India has increased its Russian oil imports by a factor of 33: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-16/india-now...
Western countries expect everyone to abide by sanctions. When other countries don’t go along, it’s not the “default state” it’s a political statement. For example, India did ultimately stop buying Iranian oil: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/did-india-need-to-sto...
Re:The BRICS Has Overtaken the G7 in Global GDP
by cpursley on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @05:37PM
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> it's interesting that BRICS countries aren't selling weapons to Russia
Russia is far ahead of even China when it comes to military technology and others in terms of industrial weapon production capacity.
Russian rockets are currently lifting US astronauts into space and Chinese aircraft into the air.
Not participating in western sanctions isn't "providing assistance", it's the default state. That being said, it's interesting that BRICS countries aren't selling weapons to Russia and it has to get them from Iran and North Korea.