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It is simple to build, maintain and operate gas-pipeline over land compared to undersea. Its is very difficult to maintain under-sea gas pipeline (slat-water is extremely corrosive) and not quite difficult to pump gas at intermediate as undersea pumps are not feasible. In short it is more...

As the trade volume is low compared to the complexity (strategic and diplomatic) and financial cost sea-root via LPG tankers is only viable root.

Our oil imports from Russia are minuscule even with embargo on Iran. If Iran's embargo is lifted these all oil imports from Russia will even reduce. Russian oil doesn't matter much to us. We only import from Russia to offset our trade obligations.

Who is we in this scenario?

The nature of war changes with generational improvement of technology. War fought in 1971 was phenomenally different than the one fought in 1999. Similarly war fought today will be phenomenally different than the one fought in 1999. Only in books and online article combat experience plays key...

Russia like its predecessor is not a beckon of transparency. It is a know fact that countries like Russia, PRC, etc.are known to under-represent facts that they believe is counter-productive to their propaganda.

Neither Soviet Union nor Russia were capable of punching above their weight. As a matter of fact Russia always bullies weaker countries around its border. No sane countries punches above their weight or you end up like Germans in World War 2. Ukraine conflict is going to be mostly fought over...

Russian is not Soviet Union. Russia is just a fraction of what Soviet Union was. The soviet strategy to win any war is out number and out gun enemy. The same strategy is used by Russians. Battle are won and lost for many reasons. It doesn't makes them a very intelligent and hardly people. All...

We need to change the title of the thread.

Only real winner in this whole affair will be PRC. Its a win-win situation for them. Time, energy, effort and money to be spent countering PRC is being used in Ukraine. Russia would even be more dependent on PRC. Day by day PRC is being self-reliant and not needing Russia, changing the dynamic...

Only time will tell.

Ukraine is not an American ally or vice versa. One needs to get this misconception clear. Currently Ukraine and America have allied interest. Ukraine wants to protect its sovereignty from Russia and America wants to stop Russian expansion or at-least pin it down to start battle of attrition...

Did I hit a nerve? I don't know what Americans did or not do. I am not exposed to the whole affair but quoting John Temple- In international relations, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Russian and French sell defense equipment to India. I wouldn't...

Dude that some heavy duty conspiracy theory. To come up with this kind of stuff you really need to be high on very very very very very something strong stuff or you need to spend some time with our neighboring defense analyst. In either case both are injurious to your health, The second one is...

Sir can you back your claim.

Who is who and where are they located?

Actually China is equally dependent. Integrated Circuit and intellectual properties are all owned by Western countries. Even advanced software.

We our self are dependent of Israel for electronics and you are talking about exporting to Russia. Both Indian and Chinese electronic industry is dependent on West directly and indirectly. Only US and Germans have completely independent semi-conductor industry. Even Taiwan and Japan are...

Sir, how can you say so. Sir just because you have a soft corner for Russia you can't say people of Ukraine have no place at the European high table. Sir can you tell me what is it that west can't offer to Ukraine than Russia can (except Petroleum but that can also be arranged). Sir please...