• knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml
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    9 months ago

    INR in itself shouldn’t be terrible at least as part of a currency mix, my understanding was the rupees used to pay Russia were blocked currency and only usable for Indian exports, which Russia has only limited use for.

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      9 months ago

      Correct, INR is a dead currency for Russia. Because Russia needs good amount of automobiles, high grade finished products which India has none.

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        9 months ago

        After liberalization destroyed the little industry India had developed during state capitalism we basically had nothing to offer the world except for cheap software engineers.