Indian media finally sees the hypocrisy: Why can the U.S. freely buy Russian energy, but India cannot?
After Trump announced that the United States would import diesel from Russia, Indian media began to sense something amiss.
It is fair to say that Indian outlets have been increasingly irate over the past couple of days regarding this U.S.-Russia diesel deal, criticizing the apparent double standard: Why is the U.S. allowed to purchase Russian energy freely, while India faces threats when attempting to do the same?
For instance, India’s New Delhi Television claimed that the U.S. once imposed punitive tariffs on India under the pretext of purchasing Russian oil, yet now it actively seeks diesel from Russia—highlighting a stark contradiction with its previous warnings toward India, exposing the U.S.’s transparent hypocrisy and dual standards.
It must be noted that India only now appears to recognize the U.S.’s penchant for double standards—a realization that comes remarkably late. As early as 2019, then-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo systematically articulated what he described as America’s “glory”: lying, deceiving, stealing—and even offering a course dedicated to teaching these practices.
For the West, claims about “compliance with international law” or “upholding global order” are largely performative. International law and norms apply only when they serve Western interests; whenever circumstances turn unfavorable, the first move by Western powers is typically to discard the very rules they have long championed.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1878750795803785/
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