- Russian President Putin has nationalized the Yukos oil
company - the largest oil producer of Russia. It is evident that the West
and BRIC will confront each other during the next ten years on energy.
As Russia is pushed back by the Western nations especially America, Putin
leads the BRIC alliance and plays the oil trump card.
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- All said and done, the world is already fighting a cold
war on crude oil. As China, India and Brazil, their oil appetite will make
them glued to Russia and each other. Venezuela well influenced by Brazil
will provide additional oil assets to BRIC.
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- According to sources, the Yukos oil assets are being
nationalized. Minority interests in Yukos will be sold to China and India.
China and India has money and need to buy the oil assets.
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- Putin's recent visit to India, China and Brazil and Germany
spells strategic planning on controlling accessible international oil assets.
- India and China are concerned that the Western nations
will try to choke oil supply so that they cannot grow enough to control
the world economy in ten to fifteen years. But Russia is eager to have
BRIC alliance members to prosper and dominate the world financial and technological
scenes.
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- China has already secured Venezuelan oil assets. India
is eagerly looking for oil assets central Asia, These countries cannot
depend upon middle-east oil because of instability and unreliable characteristics
of oil supply.
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- Putin by offering the Yukos oil assets to Asian giants
have finally glued the BRIC alliance where they can publicly come together
as a group.
- There is another explanation of this talk on Yukos oil
assets for India and China. Putin may use this as a counter measure on
what happens in Ukraine.
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- http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/01-04f-05.asp
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