In the international oil market, Russia and India have always been a pair of "good friends." Russia sells oil and India buys oil, and both sides take what they need, which is a matter of great joy for everyone. Recently, however, India has given Russia a "big pigeon", leaving the oil that Russia has worked so hard to extract adrift at sea. I thought that with the "cheaper" thigh of Venezuela, India could sit back and relax, but I didn't expect the United States to suddenly take action and take India's army for Russia, so that India was completely planted this time!
Last October, the United States and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reached an agreement that the United States would lift sanctions on some of Venezuela's energy trade for six months, as long as the Venezuelan government and the opposition put people in the presidential election as required. As soon as this news came out, India was happy, thinking: "Well, with Venezuela's cheap oil, who am I afraid of?" So, India did not hesitate to put Russian oil aside, turned around and extended an olive branch to Venezuela.
However, man is not as good as heaven. While India is dreaming of oil, the Supreme Court of Venezuela announced that it will continue to strip opposition candidate Machado of his candidacy. The United States immediately said that it would immediately reinstate sanctions on the Venezuelan economy, and the original six-month lifting time for sanctions was shortened to three months. When this news reached India's ears, it was like a bolt from the blue! India was dumbfounded, thinking that it had hugged a "golden thigh," but it was a "hot potato."
Well, now there is no hope for cheap oil from Venezuela, and Russian oil is again being left to dry by itself. This is a typical example of "stealing chickens and rice", not only did not take advantage, but forced itself into a dead end. I wonder if India regrets it so much that its intestines are green now?
This oil turmoil tells us a truth: in the international market, there are no permanent enemies, no permanent friends, only eternal interests. India's attempt to take advantage of India this time but its "generalization" is the best example. It seems that in the future, when doing business, you still have to take it easy, don't be too greedy!
Of course, this incident also provided us with a lot of laughing material. It is conceivable that the Russian side must be crying and laughing now: "This Indian brother is too unreliable, isn't it? Why did you leave me alone in the blink of an eye when you said that you were going to play together?"
Having said that, although this incident has made India a big heel, it has also reminded other countries that it is better to be honest and abide by the rules in international trade. Otherwise, if you take advantage of others today, you may be taken advantage of by others tomorrow, and it will be too late to cry when the time comes!
In short, although the incident of Russian oil being "released by pigeons" by India and accidentally "mending the knife" by the United States has caused India to suffer a big loss, it has also brought us a lot of joy and enlightenment. Let's wait and see what kind of exciting plot this oil drama will play out next!