India - or how to build the right relationship without contradicting global sanctions, while reaping the benefits.
As we know - India has been the largest buyer of oil from russia since 2022. Some people have a question - “India has chosen the Western vector of development, but does not support sanctions against a terrorist country !” ?"
Don't jump to conclusions - India is centuries old wisdom and cunning

On the one hand India does buy the largest volumes of “russia's dirty oil”. On the other hand - from these deals...Russia did not get a single rupee of income !
Since 2022, the funds received by Russian exporters for supplying oil to the South Asian country have been accumulated in special accounts in local currency. After months of crying and pleading with Russian politicians to give them at least some of the oil money, India made a stunning decision: The money is yours, there is no denying it. But you will use it in the way India tells you to use it. Namely, investing the frozen money in the Indian economy! Dividends, POSSIBLY, you can get later. Later. Maybe !

The benefit to India is huge - firstly, it “softly” supported the sanctions, secondly, it got a kind of raw material, uncomplaining, appendage, thirdly, it got the oil for free and even with huge discounts (up to 40%), fourthly, the costs turned into investments ! What a beautiful game !