Chapter 1312 2 Dealers

The meeting lasted until today. In fact, more than two months have passed. The heads of state gathered in Stockholm. Naturally, they were rushing to conclude the negotiations and sign documents. Otherwise, what would they have done?

Indian Prime Minister Shastri is undoubtedly the busiest person. Both Eden and Kosygin have met with the Indian Prime Minister in an attempt to win over India.

Although India's international influence has experienced a huge decline after being beaten by a certain big country, in the face of opponents like Pakistan, both Britain and the Soviet Union still recognized that India was a powerful and powerful country, and also used practical actions to provide Help India this time.

While Shastri was taking back the occupied land, he was even more concerned about India's current oil embargo imposed by the World Peace Church. Oil is the blood of modern industry, and it does more than just refuel.

The chemical industry also needs oil. Once India cuts off the import of oil, the Indian chemical industry will be paralyzed.

The chemical industry includes basic chemical industry and plastics, synthetic fibers, petroleum, rubber, pharmaceuticals, dye industries, etc., each of which is extremely important to people's livelihood. The oil crisis initiated by Arab countries against Europe and the United States directly caused the national economic recession of European and American countries, including the United States, and its power is evident.

This is despite the fact that European and American countries are all real industrial powers in this era. If it were replaced by a society dominated by the tertiary industry in a few decades, the trauma would only be greater.

The Congress Party is also a party that advocates industrialization. Nehru attached great importance to the development of industry when he was still alive. India itself has no oil resources, but it wants to develop industry. Of course, oil also comes from the Middle East. But this time the Middle East has shown with practical actions that it is on Pakistan's side.

Shastri asked Eden for help about India's oil embargo, which also fell into the eyes of Alan Wilson. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that no matter where in time and space, India would face the same problem. Oil is India's weakness that cannot be ignored. Agricultural problems depend on onions, and industrial problems depend on oil. Even the old immortal cannot solve these two problems.

Even a few decades later, India's development will be tightly tied to oil. A certain big country can still rely on its own resources to solve part of the problem. India really has no solution at all. Just as oil resources are distributed outside the boundaries of British India, there are no such resources in the entire British India, including Pakistan.

For this reason, even when Europe and the United States unanimously imposed sanctions on Russia, India closed its eyes and pretended not to see it, and must import discounted oil.

When Iran encountered sanctions, India also tried its best to help Iran lift sanctions. This was caused by the lack of oil resources.

"If the United Kingdom forces the Arab world to lift the embargo, it will only make the local Arabs dissatisfied with the United Kingdom." Alan Wilson has already thought of a solution since he conspired to contact Arab countries to initiate the oil embargo, and it happened to be used today. " Now, out of religious sentiments, the entire Arab and even the entire Peace religion countries are very dissatisfied with India. If you want to solve India's energy crisis, you can only rely on areas where religion has no influence."

After being reminded by Alan Wilson, Aiden immediately understood what the Cabinet Secretary was referring to and said to Shastri, "South Sudan in Africa also has oil resources. The oil pipeline through British Kenya has been built. South Sudan The mainstream local faith has nothing to do with Arab countries, and it is considered a reliable oil producing area. Of course, Malaya also has oil resources, but the local Malays also share the same religious belief as Pakistan, so India does not face many choices."

"This? I don't know what the price is." Shastri still hopes that Britain can lift the oil embargo imposed by Arab countries on India. Doesn't Britain still have troops stationed in the Middle East?

This is impossible. What benefit would this bring to the UK? This is not the period of British India. Why would the UK offend the protectorate in the Middle East because of India?

So Eden said directly that the UK has not asked about this, but the Arab countries have a tough attitude.

It is not good for the UK to be too pushy.

"I don't know what the price of oil in South Sudan is?" Shastri was a little distressed. The Indian industry has been shut down due to the oil embargo. This time the oil embargo has indeed done a lot of harm to India.

Of course, why did Alan Wilson embargo India's oil? Didn't he just want to see how much impact India would have in the next year, and then give Europe a warning?

But on such an occasion to show the unity of Britain and India, he can only discuss business. South Sudan's oil can indeed be provided to India, but South Sudan has also become independent. It is not Britain's own thing. Even if it is Britain's, it cannot be cheap. To sell it to India, "this requires communication between India and South Sudan. Of course, the UK is willing to play a bridge role in this process."

Now India has no choice. With the Arab countries embargoing India, India has almost no choice. Of course, it can also choose the Soviet Union, but what about Soviet oil?

Oil and natural gas are different. Natural gas pipelines reduce costs, but oil has the lowest shipping costs.

India is in a good place geographically, very close to the Persian Gulf, but almost all countries in the Persian Gulf have a negative opinion of India. The first is because of the existence of Pakistan, and the second is because of sectarian conflicts in India. From time to time, big news breaks out. Otherwise, India will not pursue Iran in the future.

For South Sudan's oil, a certain big country will be the largest buyer in later generations. Because of its industrial scale, a certain big country needs a large amount of oil, and the United States dominates the Middle East. A certain big country must share risks and cannot let its energy be too dependent on the United States. Business in the Middle East.

But things are different now. Britain controls South Sudan's oil and can provide India with an alternative. This is a problem that the Soviet Union is temporarily unable to help India solve.

As for the role of Britain, it was just a second-rate dealer. This was also an important reason why India imported Russian oil in later generations. Import Russian oil and sell it to Europe. India's diesel exports hit a record high in a year, nearly one-third of which was sold to Europe. The price of diesel in Europe has increased by $100 per ton in the past month. India has made a lot of money by working as a middleman to make the difference. Full.

The initiative to supply India with oil from South Sudan lies with the United Kingdom. Eden also agrees with this point. Shastri was very busy when he came to Stockholm this time. He also wanted to meet with the Chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers Ko Sijin gathered support and quickly left Aiden's room.

"The Soviet Union also attaches great importance to India." After Shastri left, Aydin said with emotion, "Why do many countries in the world want to have good relations with the Soviet Union?'

"The Soviet Union is indeed a powerful country. Prime Minister! The influence cannot be ignored." Alan Wilson said with a wry smile. Not to mention that Russia was sanctioned like that after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. There are still many pro-Russian forces in various countries.

The only countries that are truly anti-Russian are those in Eastern Europe. Of course, the United States also hopes to bring Russia down completely. The United Kingdom does not necessarily want to do anything to Russia. It's just that the British have long been tied to the United States.

If the United States really wants to target a country, the United Kingdom can only follow. Originally, the UK and a certain major country still had a golden decade and were dreaming of a bright future. However, the UK still wanted to resist the Huawei incident, saying that it had not discovered Huawei's back door.

After leaving Aiden's room, Alan Wilson wandered around aimlessly with his hands in his trouser pockets. Then he saw an acquaintance, the KGB officer. He was wearing a suit and tie and was in his prime.

Alexeyev also saw him. The two looked at each other, sizing up each other. Alan Wilson spoke first, "You are more pleasing to the eye in military uniform, what? You are inspecting the lurking destination and preparing to change to another place." Do you want to show off your skills?'

"Sir Wilson, long time no see." Faced with this kind of identity being pointed out, Alexeyev chose to avoid it and greeted the British with a smile, "This time the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom worked together to mediate the conflict between India and Pakistan. , it can also be regarded as a good start for the international cooperation between our two countries. Don't start with the smell of gunpowder when you open your mouth. The two countries will continue to get along for a long time.'

"Yes, we will get along for a long time." Alan Wilson almost laughed out loud, thinking that it was right to get along for a long time, but he didn't know whether he would be called the Soviet Union or Russia.

Alan Wilson nodded in greeting and left the other party's sight. At night, the Queen of Sweden took out the pillows and two blankets and lay down. The warm bed, the clear and cool night, and the low curtain of the starry sky seem to be hanging on your eyelids. At this point in life, what more could I ask for?!

Three days later, under the witness of British Prime Minister Eden and Chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers Kosygin, Pakistani President Ayub Khan and Indian Prime Minister Shastri signed the Stockholm Declaration. India and Pakistan agreed to restore normal diplomatic relations between the two countries and to deploy troops from both sides. Retreat to pre-war stations and discuss economic, refugee and other issues to reach an agreement.

The declaration did not mention holding a referendum in Kashmir to determine its ownership in accordance with United Nations resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It only briefly proposed "non-interference in each other's internal affairs" and "resolving disputes between each other not by using force but by peaceful means."

This is also normal. Why should the Kashmir issue be resolved? Moreover, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union cannot resolve this issue. To resolve it, India and Pakistan must solve it themselves. The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union can promote a declaration and have already explained it to the country. As for the relationship between India and Pakistan, If the country explains it, then it is none of their business.

The Soviet Union has expanded its influence, and Britain has maintained good relations with India. It can also be a matchmaker for oil second-hand dealers. As for what happens to India and Pakistan, that is not important at all.