Trump is probably the last person in the world Modi should speak to about this. Now, if he could somehow convince Netanyahu or Putin that the Strait should be open, then they would simply tell Trump to do it, and it would be open. However, since Netanyahu seems to need a Middle East war to stay out of jail, and Putin needs it to keep oil prices skyrocketing, I don't see either of them giving Trump the order.
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GovernmentInfinite534 days ago
+49
This is just diplomatic posturing and all politicians do it. They all “call for peace” but rarely actually do anything even if they can
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Somhlth4 days ago
+20
Skyrocketing fuel prices tend to cause the price of everything else to soar, and that tends to cause recessions and poor economic performance. That in turn causes politicians to have to fine a new line of work, where they might actually have to work.
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GovernmentInfinite534 days ago
+10
They do get involved when it causes domestic fallout - like in the case of Pakistan where fuel is up 60% or so
India has somewhat weathered this storm *so far* - fuel prices have risen less than 5% since the war started. So it feels not surprising they wouldn’t get actively involved
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RedWeasel20004 days ago
+6
From what I've read that's mostly been the government eating the rising costs through slashing the taxes on it. Gone from 13 rps per litre to 3 on petrol and 10 rps to 0 on diesel. State owned companies also run most of the fuel pumps so they can do that without the companies just raising the prices anyway to increase revenue.
Obviously cuts off internal pressure but I doubt the government is super happy with that reduction continuing too long as that's surely a massive amount of their tax receipts
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NeoIsJohnWick4 days ago
+4
Let's not even care about government being super unhappy with the amount of taxes they have collected since 2016.
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vatsal_08104 days ago
+6
That’s also PR. The government is simply waiting for state elections to be completed. There will be a major hole in the prices after May the 4th.
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NeoIsJohnWick4 days ago
+5
Modi and BJP are always in election mode lmao.
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vatsal_08104 days ago
+2
Sadly the populace refuses to look beyond that and now they have such a firm control over all the institutions that it is becoming increasingly difficult to sideline them in anyway.
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External_Counter3784 days ago
-3
As long as politicians net worth rises faster than prices they wont have to work.
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luvinbc4 days ago
-5
Few years ago was listening to some radio show and the comment that has stuck with me. Communism vrs democracy with regards to politics. Communism you move around in rank doing your job. Democracy you work a few months all the while trying to save your job with getting little accomplished.
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imaginary_num6er4 days ago
+3
I don't hear Netanyahu calling for peace
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dodopatodo4 days ago
+1
Are you expecting that? :-D
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themathmajician4 days ago
+2
It wouldn't be open even without the blockade. What Europe and India are saying is that tolls and strikes shouldn't be allowed aka Trump needs to clean up his own mess.
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abbzug4 days ago
+3
I think he cares more about Modi than Putin. After all he is taking credit for ending the India-Pakistan war and saving 30-50 million lives. But he hasn't ended the Russia-Ukraine war. What else could we conclude.
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musci122344 days ago
+3
He is taking credit for it but that credit is coming from Pakistan not india.
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I_might_be_weasel4 days ago
+5
So like before Trump attacked Iran?
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yaaro_obba_4 days ago
+14
Nice talking Donnie, but where are those GE F404 engines???
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isthereadrwho4 days ago
+10
Dear PM Modi, I'm sorry Trump can't do any of those things
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LiveToLoveAndLearn4 days ago
+16
The world is slowly country after country telling Trump that it is time to go home.
The nuclear farce is a nice fairy tel, but the prospect of an energy crisis is going to very quickly put everyone else on edge.
The new multi polar world is changing narrative very quickly.
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ProteinFarts_4 days ago
+17
Not really. There are also world leaders coming out and saying they absolutely cannot abide by a strait controlled by Iran either. The geopolitical web is fast restructuring.
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GabeIsGone4 days ago
+11
People don’t understand that Iran taking control of the straight and charging a toll is a complete non-starter, even if the US wasn’t involved.
Freedom of maritime navigation through natural oceanic obstacles is the foundation of global trade, and the most enforced part of international laws.
The straight of Gibraltar, the straight of Malacca, the straight of Taiwan, the Horn of Africa, etc.. Chaos would ensue if freedom of navigation was not guaranteed in all these places.
The Panama Canal and the Suez Canal are not natural, they are man-made and maintained.
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LiveToLoveAndLearn4 days ago
+1
Iran blockade of the Strait is their defensive nuke. The cause is US war. Let’s not put the car before the horses…
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themathmajician4 days ago
+2
These countries might not care about US war but they care about the strait. To India there are no horses.
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LiveToLoveAndLearn4 days ago
+1
We agree and we need to all tell the US to go back home Iran does not need nukes to defends itself it proved it in this war.
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themathmajician4 days ago
+1
Being able to block the strait has been shown by the international community to be equally unacceptable.
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LiveToLoveAndLearn4 days ago
We agree and they are blocking it because of US intervention. So they should go back home and stop inventing excuses to attack Iran when the objective is clearly to stop energy to go to other countries.
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themathmajician4 days ago
+1
Now that they've done it they need to keep it from happening in the future and it's India and everyone else's objective to make sure that's done.
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ProteinFarts_4 days ago
+1
If the US leaves, it's not like Iran is going to give up control of the strait. There would be no reason for them to. That's the problem - the US maneuvered the global world order into a losing position and now needs to clean up the mess, or let maritime trade blow up
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LiveToLoveAndLearn4 days ago
Iran will not block the straight. Let others go to the négociation table. The master of the deal is not the one to get things moving because he came here to block energy distribution and this is what he has with his blockade and invented nuke narrative.
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ProteinFarts_4 days ago
Iran will toll the strait, not outright block it, as long as its in their best interest to do so. Thanks to the US they don't have much to lose. Quite literally unless a coalition of countries is ready to commit to a ground invasion, there is nothing that could stop Iran from tolling the strait, especially because they have nothing left to lose.
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LiveToLoveAndLearn3 days ago
+1
They were not doing before the US come and they will use it as leverage to come back on the global trade, not more.
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LiveToLoveAndLearn3 days ago
The US have nothing to bring to the table by staying in the region. Other countries are far better equipped to negotiate with Iran (China, Europe, India). US is irrelevant in the conflict in term of deescalation.
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ProteinFarts_4 days ago
+1
Look, at US caused this and it was a huge blunder yes. The US is responsible for the war. higher global oil prices, and Iran moving to control the strait. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, a post war global order where Iran retains control over the strait is a non-starter.
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LiveToLoveAndLearn4 days ago
Who said they will. They won’t if you leave them alone. Why would they, they are happy trading with their partners. I don’t what to go into the all Middle East situation. Nobody has an answer. But the US did not come to topple the regime. They should leave and de-escalate.
But they won’t because what they initially came from is the current situation with their blockade with made up reasons.
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ProteinFarts_4 days ago
+1
That's wishful stupid thinking. It would benefit their country tremendously (25% GDP boost) and they can effectively been communicating that from here on out, the strait is under their control and there will be tolls. The US invasion was the perfect opportunity to enact this geopolitical strategy. They'll maintain the toll because no one can make them stop. They have nothing to lose by doing so.
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LiveToLoveAndLearn3 days ago
+1
Well you are assuming a few things. They want to be back on the market. They may block selectively countries that are aggressive toward them. But they were fine to let ships from other countries to pass with a fee that seams more linked to financing the damage caused by US and Israel.
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MaxGoldFilms4 days ago
+13
The economic and security issues caused by Trump's failed adventure will likely lead to more nations seeking their own nuclear weapon programs.
Instead of worrying about a nuclear issue with a nation that wasn't building a bomb, we'll soon have to worry about a dozen or so mid-sized nations that will soon build their own.
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LiveToLoveAndLearn4 days ago
+5
And also showed that some don’t need to have a nuclear weapon to have the same effect.
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faffc2604 days ago
+3
just be blessed with perfect geography...
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LiveToLoveAndLearn4 days ago
+1
And close to global energy supply
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Puzzleheaded_Ask55384 days ago
+7
India has sheltered the Iranian ships and houses it's personnel. India sent a lot of medical aide too, India has a sizable Shia population. Indian media is surprisingly pro-Iranian in this war and social media is also showing support for Iran except the right wingers. So I think India should save tried to mediate BUT how unhinged Donnie is, it's better to sit out or become a collateral damage in international space.
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HitByFjaka4 days ago
-33
Of course he does… India is badly affected by closure to a point where it can face famine in near future unless this gets resolved quick…
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Familiar_Double25864 days ago
+9
Famine is out of the question. India always maintains a buffer stock of a year's supply of grain and enough Fertilizer for the summer sowing season. India is tapping other sources for fertilizers including Russia and Morocco. If you are talking about long term vulnerability, every developing country is vulnerable. Food prices will rise globally.
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GovernmentInfinite534 days ago
+24
It’s not going to face a famine lmao
Increased gas prices, economic shocks yes. But famine, no.
Modern agriculture and government interventions are very effective in preventing famines in large countries today
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s4nid4 days ago
+8
They are talking about fertilizer coming through the strait.
read about it here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167289
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CucumberWisdom4 days ago
+13
India can get it over land though
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Lanky_Youth_93674 days ago
+10
Famine? A bit of a stretch, no?
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Blunder_Punch4 days ago
-19
Not at all.
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Lanky_Youth_93674 days ago
+12
Care to explain the famine scenario? Of course LPG shortage is given which was alleviated with the last delivery before closure of strait
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MaxGoldFilms4 days ago
+7
Nations all over the world could enter into famine conditions if gulf fertilizer shipments are not resumed immediately, and some damage is already done.
Fertilizer costs have gone up 50%, meaning that food will also cost more. (plus the added cost of gas for tractors and food transport) Millions can't afford more.
It's planting season, and there are already shortages across the globe, including the US. Some US farms have already said they are planting fewer acres this year because of price increases and shortages. The US has better access than most nations, and if they are hurting, multiply that for others.
Many nations don't create surplus crops, they import to fill the difference. They can't import crops that will not be grown. There are already sizable reductions in planned planting across the hemisphere.
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Blunder_Punch4 days ago
+6
Fertilizer not making it to crops in time is a big deal. That on top of fuel prices being significantly higher than same time last year - I wouldn't say a legitimate famine in several parts of the world being that far off.
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Lanky_Youth_93674 days ago
+1
Ok. I was puzzled with India specific comment. Ofcourse, I agree on the overall impact
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Vladimir_Putin_4204 days ago
+2
Not famine. I would say malnourishment is definitely possible. There is a huge population of poor people and if prices increase by 2 times, they have no option but to eat less.
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Felonphantom4 days ago
+1
India is affected by it. But not nearly the worst. We can still get oil and gas from Russia. Venezuela is also open. We are of the only few countries capable of refining heavy crude. And we are still exporting refined oil to Europe. So I would be worried about other countries a lot more than I would worry about India.
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yaaro_obba_4 days ago
+1
Paying Venezuela is as good as paying the Americans. Trump himself said that the oil prices for Venezuela will be controlled by him. It's not worth it.
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Felonphantom4 days ago
+7
And? We can pay anyone who is willing to give oil for a good price.
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yaaro_obba_4 days ago
+1
It's not just paying anyone who is willing to sell. It costs more to transport oil from the Americas to India compared to importing it from the middle East. Moreover, the current US administration is not trustworthy. That's why our refineries are avoiding American/Venezuelan imports.
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Felonphantom4 days ago
+2
Venezuelan oil will be discounted. That is why. Although the output will be still low. But we will still able to get more oil for middle east and surely on priority basis once this shit show ends. The administration can be trusted to sell oil and be rich. That is one thing they love.
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TheKanten4 days ago
-27
Modi gives loving hugs to Putin, opinion disregarded.
Just because a group of people elsewhere in the world have their own version of Trump doesn't make them any more stable as we see with brigade voting.
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Stalactie4 days ago
+8
Modi has also hugged Zelensky, Macron, Biden Obama, Shinzo Abe (rip), Albanese,Lula, Erdogan, Meloni, Trump,Yahu. What does this prove?
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TheKanten4 days ago
A lack of moral standards? How many of those were in the active process of an unprovoked invasion and mass murder when they get the big "I wub you" glomp?
We use handshakes for the psychopaths.
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Stalactie3 days ago
+1
Idk man there's not really much difference between western leaders and putin you are all the same the only reason y'all are crying about the Russian invasion is because this time it's happening to a white country that's all. From a moral standpoint Putin is the same as Obama.
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slimeyy_024 days ago
+2
Tell me a single soul that guy hasn't hugged , also Americans really to project it seems.
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TheKanten4 days ago
Really *what* to project? You missed a word or two in your cult freakout.
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a1055x4 days ago
-18
Modi needs to leave. He's a toad .
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supercali454 days ago
-24
Modi should call the Iranians … but Modi hates Muslims right? That’s why Pakistan is there being the middle man
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KingRoy02924 days ago
+12
He already did 3 weeks ago. Perhaps check before you write nonsense: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-speaks-to-iran-president-stresses-on-secure-shipping-lanes-11247409/amp/1
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Franknstein264 days ago
+15
Why should India be a middleman ? Not our problem
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[deleted]4 days ago
+20
You should wait for some more ridges to form in your brain before attempting to use it for writing here.
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Foe1174 days ago
-8
Trump left the phone on speaker and is sleeping on it.
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