Hurting from sanctions on Russia, India is losing faith in the West

The world can only build effective mechanisms to deter aggressors if countries such as India have a voice in them.

On Wednesday, Indian government officials said that state-controlled Indian Oil Corp. had reached a deal to buy 3 million barrels of oil from Russia’s Rosneft Oil Co. at a 20% discount to global prices. This is a drop in the ocean of India’s oil needs, which stood at 4.5 million barrels a day in January. Still, if a payment system in rupees is worked out that insulates the transaction from sanctions placed on Russia, much more could follow.

The United States isn’t happy. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said India should worry about how it will feature in the history