Thursday, March 15, 2012

The Oil conundrum - India, Iran, Israel and the USA

Lets solve this together for S.M. Krishna.

Facts:
1. America is mad at Iran, and what the Iranians are doing with Atoms
2. Israel is threatened by Iran
3. America and Israel are friends
4. America, Iran have significant oil reserves
5. India is largely an importer of oil,hence,
6. India buys a whole lot of barrels from Iran to grow
7. India and Iran collaborate in Afghanistan, keeps Pakistan at Bay
8. Israel and America have strong internal and external security systems
9. The Chinese own America, dis-own free speech and don't like the Indians
10. Atoms are Atoms everywhere, fusioning and fissioning as directed irrespective of georgraphy

Problem:
India wants to make its mark in the world, emerge from "emerging" status, cement its friendship with America, use Israeli technology. And use oil to compete with the Chinese. But the Americans and Israelis, and the Israelis in America - don't like the fact that the Indians are buying Irani oil. Thus diluting the effect of anti-Iran sanctions. The Indians need American/Israeli Friendship - and can't really take a public anti-Iran posture due to energy and security. What a conundrum?

Please help the foreign minister.

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