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India is also buying oil from Russia - at a discount, or used to - because it is one of the few that could do so openly. Attacking Pakistan over this also strengthens BJP’s hand and distracts everyone from the complaints that have been eroding their support, like ongoing corruption, high taxes with lower quality of life, etc. etc. Don’t expect the gulf countries to come to Pakistan’s aid over this, especially if it c…
> Attacking Pakistan over this also strengthens BJP’s hand and distracts everyone from the complaints that have been eroding their support, like ongoing corruption, high taxes with lower quality of life, etc. etc. This won't last long, though. BJP lost the elections after Kargil War.
While this was going on, it even seemed to distract folks in the office from the US H1B situation, which is something.
I suspect both sides will milk this for awhile.