KREMLIN GOES "FULL BOBS AND VAGENE": INDIAN MEN TO FILL RUSSIA'S MANPOWER SHORTAGE

 

Indian men desperately needed in Russia

Russia's long march to the Global South is continuing with a new policy of replacing its conscripted Russian cannon fodder with young, virile men from the Indian Subcontinent. 

Thanks to the ongoing Ukrainian "meatgrinder" war, in which around 200,000 Russians have already been killed or wounded, and in which hundreds of thousands have been conscripted with millions more have fled the country, the Russian economy is experiencing severe labour shortages, despite also shrinking due to sanctions.

But it seems that Russia's 4D-chess-playing "Grand Master" Vladimir Putin has found the solution, namely the mass importation of droves of healthy young Indian men to fill the gaping holes in the domestic economy left by conscripted Russian men. 

As reported by the Indian-based Economic Times: 

India and Russia are discussing ways to attract Indian employees to tide over labour shortages, Russian ambassador to New Delhi Denis Ailpov said here on Wednesday. "It is 'common knowledge' that certain sectors of the Russian economy are facing labour shortages, the ambassador told the India-Russia Business Forum.

He said that an effort is now being made to attract the Indian diaspora, drawing a comparison with the large populations of Indian immigrants in western nations.

The two sides are believed to be discussing a "social security pact" to attract Indian workers, and both sides are keen to increase Indian mass immigration to Russia as much as possible. 

In return for Indian manpower, Russia is promising to supply the South Asian country with more of its natural resources, which it can no longer sell for cash on the international markets due to sanctions.

Meanwhile, Russian firm Uralkali, one of the world's leading potash producers, has signed a contract to supply potash to India. Uralkali became the first producer to reach an agreement with Indian Potash Ltd (IPL), the largest importer of mineral fertilisers in India, for the supply of potash until September 30, 2023. The potash price was agreed at $422 per tonne.

This is at a least a $200 discount on market prices.