Realpolitik

India needs Russia on-side as a counter weight to China.

If it falls fully in line with the West vs Russia then Russia likely to reduce military support to India and lean more into a Russia-China axis.

neutrality makes most sense from a security perspective.

Posted By: CWC on February 26th 2022 at 07:47:55

Message Thread

UAE, India and China abstain in vote to condemn Russia’s invasion (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Feb 26, 07:23:50
- UN is a complete waste of time (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Feb 26, 08:04:40
  - yep, the UN is an arsehole staffed incompetent ineffective bureaucratic self propelled (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 08:24:08
    - what about a tow bar? (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 26, 08:52:25
      - like they'd pull anything out of the shit (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 08:56:06
    - ^ that, that and that ^ though (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 26, 08:32:52
      - One silver lining of what's happening (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 26, 08:56:24
        
        I may have walked past the 2 poisoners the day before (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 11:25:15
        
        I used to walk past the B&B they stayed at (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Feb 26, 12:37:26
        
        Whilst o understand what you're saying and agree that there are (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 26, 09:16:44
        
        There's so much to say about that but (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 26, 09:08:49
        
        yep, that was when this board lost all credibility. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Feb 26, 09:19:23
        
        Taking the credibility scale a bit lower, to that bit where (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 26, 09:38:41
        
        I hope so (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 26, 09:56:15
        
        Some of my best work happens in there. Though (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 26, 10:03:52
        
        Some of my spelling mistakes are actually a result of pooh stains on my (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 26, 11:32:48
        
        hold it down, hold it down. i imagined you with a phone not a shitty laptop (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 26, 11:37:48
        
        It's a pain. You'd think they'd have made something less cumbersome by now (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 26, 11:45:05
        
        definitely (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 26, 09:53:54
        
        You're a fisherman, don't tell (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 26, 10:02:35
      - fair play to them for that world class contribution (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 08:47:41
      - 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 26, 08:35:43
- Meh (sadly) (General Chat) - mr carra, Feb 26, 07:41:00
- Unsurprised about China and UAE (considering what its doing in Yemen) but why India... (n/m) (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Feb 26, 07:35:33
  - Realpolitik (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 26, 07:47:55
    - How did Pakistan vote? Their leader was meeting Putin as normal the other day (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Feb 26, 08:32:44
      - Imran Khan. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 26, 08:48:44
        
        Yeh him the ex cricket legend (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Feb 26, 08:52:54
- Putin's idea Ukraine would simply roll over were utterly wrong. Godspeed the Ukraine. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 26, 07:27:35
  - Hopefully the predictions (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 07:32:45
    - Bloody hope so. Truly evil human. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 26, 07:36:50
      - I always thought that while he ruled with (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Feb 26, 08:05:55
        
        Yep, his downfall will come from within I think. Lot's of reports... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 26, 08:14:27
        
        i worked with the ukr special plod in kosovo (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 08:49:25
        
        Never seen the film Mr Tombs but I will now Know about, will watch it today... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 26, 08:54:23
        
        Got my tongue in a twist there, now I know about it. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 26, 08:54:55
        
        I was saying to Prom last night about it all and he said it brings back.. (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 26, 08:56:48
        
        i do mate (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 26, 09:12:11
        
        Yep. Tis all bonkers. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 26, 09:18:41
        
        They need to topple him (people nearly as powerful as Putin not just the general public) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Feb 26, 08:31:32
        
        That of course is the worry but I don't believe the people of Russia want this war... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 26, 08:45:09
        
        The people generally have little choice (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 26, 09:25:27
        
        Isn't it sad it always come down to money CWC. Money vs lives... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 26, 10:20:17
        
        Certainly need to rethink energy policy (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 26, 14:03:31

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