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after the outbreak of the russian-ukrainian war, almost no country, except belarus, was willing to publicly support russia. even though everyone on earth knew that iran and north korea had sent drones and ammunition to help the russian army in its urgent need, they were all sent quietly and in a very low-key manner.

as for electronic components, it is difficult for russia to make them by itself. as a result, there has always been a significant generation gap between the russian and ukrainian armies in terms of battlefield informationization. especially in the early stages of the war, the blockaded russia suffered a series of losses due to the lack of reliable reconnaissance and strike drones.

of course, when it comes to military industrial capabilities, russia is still very capable, but it has difficulty in producing high-precision electronic components, and before the war it basically relied on overseas procurement.

in fact, since the soviet era, their development in digital circuit technology has not been very strong.

originally, relying on their excellent intellectual resources, the soviets had been quite "lazy" in the research and development and application of analog circuits.

at this time, the soviet union was still able to rely on its mathematical advantages and use system engineering to make up for the shortcomings of basic science, using vacuum tube circuits to realize the functions of chips. although it seemed bulky, some of its performance even exceeded that of integrated circuits.

look at the mig-25's big, black and crude radar, it is a microcosm of soviet industry.

however, after entering the information age, the soviet/russians still insisted on "analog circuits" in terms of technological choices, and as a result missed the opportunity for digital transformation.

by the time they figured it out, they were dumbfounded.

the navigation and communication equipment in the information equipment cannot be separated from high-precision electronic components. without them, those seemingly powerful equipment will almost become a pile of scrap metal.

during this period, russia has also been trying to produce its own products, but it has not been able to stop and it is still difficult to produce digital circuit products with reliable performance in the short term.

therefore, high-precision electronic components are one of the key areas of western blockade and sanctions against russia. not to mention military use, even civilian use is blocked.

but all signs indicate that russia has managed to secure some import sources through some channels.

this source is believed to be a product of a "mysterious oriental country".

but most people may be wrong.

recently, the financial times of the united kingdom revealed the identity of this "mysterious oriental power" - india.

the financial times of the united kingdom quoted a letter from the russian government saying that trade between russia and india is not limited to oil, but also involves a series of electronic products. it also accused india of helping the "aggressor."

in response, the hindustan times published an article the next day saying that all our exports to russia are civilian products. india is a non-aligned country and has always been one. what products i export is my internal affairs and foreign forces have no right to interfere.

i have to add one more thing here. although india seems to be quite out of touch on our internet, it has done quite remarkable things in the field of diplomacy.

as the initiator of the non-aligned movement, india has always pursued an independent foreign policy. in other words, it is good at dealing with people, and has always been the target of the soviet union/russia and the united states. while russia and the united states are using india, they are also being used by india...

well, as a non-aligned country, india, while being friendly with the united states and the west, naturally does not hinder doing business with russia. it is indeed impeccable.

modi's visit to russia and his warm embrace with putin like an old friend did not affect his subsequent visit to ukraine, where he had a very pleasant conversation with zelensky.

especially after the outbreak of the russia-ukraine war, india and russia also worked out a local currency settlement model for the indian rupee.

that year, with the outbreak of the russia-ukraine conflict, russia was surrounded by enemies and under the comprehensive sanctions from the united states and the west, it directly lost europe, a major energy export customer.

in this situation, russia's asian buyers become crucial.

at this time, india appropriately proposed to increase its purchases of crude oil from russia.

however, the payment must be made in indian rupees.

of course, russia is not stupid either. the indian rupee is not an international settlement currency. no one wants it except india itself. it is like exchanging oil for a pile of waste paper.

it is obvious that the so-called rupee settlement is to allow russia to use rupees to buy goods in india.

what can you buy from india?

russia has more food, timber, and low-end machinery than it can use up, and their quality is better than that of india.

but russia does not have many options left, as energy trade between russia and india is almost entirely a buyer's market.

therefore, in the past two years or so, people have seen a very absurd scene: russia has a lot of indian rupees in its hands, and it seems that it doesn't know where to spend them.

however, it now appears that this may only be part of the surface phenomenon.

russia used the indian rupee to actually buy some of the things it needed.

although india's electronics manufacturing sector is not as good as that of china and the west, it is still quite capable of responding to emergencies for russia.

this is the content of the letter from the russian government quoted by the financial times mentioned above.

the russian official suspected of leaking the letter, alexander gaponov, is the deputy director of the "radio electronics" department of the russian ministry of industry and trade. the financial times said that the area in charge of this department is particularly sensitive because russia relies on foreign electronic products for missiles, drones and electronic warfare.

according to the contents of the letter, western officials and two businessmen involved in the relevant trade, the russian ministry of industry and trade formulated a confidential plan as early as october 2022 and spent about 82 billion rupees (about 1 billion us dollars) to implement it.

changes in india’s exports to russia in rupees since 2022

in this regard, you can also refer to the annual trade report of the indian company innovio ventures. the company was listed as a supplier of at least $4.9 million worth of electronic equipment to russia and $600,000 worth of goods to kyrgyzstan. among them, $568,000 worth of electronic equipment for radio electronic systems was sent to a russian company that was sanctioned by the west.

of course, these transactions were settled in rupees and were all considered "civilian trade".

after this incident was exposed, as mentioned before, facing western pressure, india was not panicked at all and simply threw up its hands.

first, i am a non-aligned country. my trade and diplomacy are completely independent and no foreign country has the right to interfere.

second, what i export are “civilian products”. i don’t care what the russian side does with them.

third, the local currency settlement method of the rupee was forced by you. the swift payment system has long excluded russia. i paid him in us dollars, but he couldn't spend it. russia uses indian rupees to buy indian goods. what does it have to do with you?

it can be said that this incident seems outrageous, but when it happens in india, it seems very reasonable.

over there, the united states is vigorously diversifying its supply chain and continuously investing and lending to india; over here, russia is being sanctioned and both sides are beginning to use rupees to settle oil payments. however, the rupees that russia earns from selling energy can only be spent in india to buy indian goods.

therefore, in recent years, india has been eating from the united states and russia at the same time and has been living a very comfortable life.

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