"China accounts for nearly all of Iran’s 1.6 million barrels a day in oil exports, providing Tehran with $35 billion to $45 billion a year..."—@WSJ. India meekly complied with US sanctions on Iranian crude, the world's most heavily discounted oil. China defied the sanctions but has faced no US punitive action.
Sir any relationship is always going to be based on what the other has to offer Most of the narrative in India has been with manufacturing moving out of China, can India fill the void, implying key partner to the US and EU What Indian narrative has missed is Chinas dominance in rare earth metals used in chips and elsewhere ‘How to Actually Overcome China’s Rare Earths Monopoly For materials that are essential to our modern way of life, the rare earths industry is surprisingly small – which is why China has been able to dominate thus far.’
@gypsy_nilima @Chellaney @WSJ India 🇮🇳 #REE is exploited by #Adani #Vedanta #Jindal etc