Kashmir remark sparks trade war between India and Malaysia: palm oil businesses suffer

[Gandhi G in da house]

Basing anything on internet comments is idiotic considering an Indians favourite passtime is LARPing as other nationalities. Just look at the comments of any DAWN article, or check the twitter profiles of all these Baloch and Pashtun activists that somehow read and write fluent hindi/tamil.

So you are saying these are all Indians and not Malaysians ? Hmmm

Okay you can check youtube videos where Malaysian media is discussing Mahathir's stepping down timeline. Check the comments there.

May be they are also all Indians.

Conspiracy theories hmmmm...

 

[Flash_Ninja]

So you are saying these are all Indians and not Malaysians ? Hmmm

Okay you can check youtube videos where Malaysian media is discussing Mahathir's stepping down timeline. Check the comments there.

May be they are also all Indians.

Conspiracy theories hmmmm...

Im saying that Indians are an extremely insecure, desperate, and obsessed people who do such things to fit their agendas.

Youtube comments are a stupid way to gauge popularity, but if you are going to use it then look at older videos of domestic politics first. Also no political leader has full support, so how does one or two critical opinions of him on the internet turn demented gangus into experts on Malaysian politics.

 

[Ahmad Bhutta]

How about Malaysia send all naturalists Malaysians Hindu send back to Hindustan

 

[Type59]

#Boycottindia is having a bigger effect. Time for Malaysia to make it harder for indian importers.

Seeing despite many Boycott china campaigns, India still has a massive deficit with china. Alot of South Indians will continue to go to Malaysia.

 

[Kailash Kumar]

Kashmir remark sparks trade war between India, Malaysia; palm oil businesses suffer

October 16, 2019

India will replace Malaysian palm oil imports by buying more from Indonesia and increasing edible oil supplies from Ukraine.

Malaysian Prime Minister last month told the UN that India “invaded and occupied” Kashmir.

India, the world’s top palm oil buyer, is shunning purchases from Malaysia after the Southeast Asian nation’s prime minister criticized its policy in Kashmir, sparking the latest trade spat in the region. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad last month told the United Nations that India “invaded and occupied” Kashmir. Since then, many Indian buyers of palm oil have started shifting to Indonesian supplies amid concern that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will curb purchases of the vegetable oil from Malaysia.

“India will replace Malaysian palm oil imports by buying more from Indonesia and increasing edible oil supplies from Ukraine,” said Bipul Chatterjee, who heads the CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics and Environment in Jaipur, India. “It’s the first time ever that India has used its heft as a trade partner to express unhappiness about a political statement.”

The spat is the latest regional diplomatic dispute to impact trade flows. South Korea and Japan’s disagreement earlier this year over the latter’s colonization of the Korean Peninsula has resulted in stricter export checks and hits to tourism, while the China-U.S. conflict over issues including intellectual property has roiled global trade flows and financial markets.

Means of Power

“China and the U.S. often use trade ties as a means of power,” Chatterjee said. “It seems India has also entered the game where trade is not just trade, it is also a weapon.”

Any action by India to stop palm oil purchases from Malaysia will hit at the heart of the Southeast Asian country’s industry. Palm is Malaysia’s biggest agricultural export, while India is its top buyer. India purchased about 3.9 million tons of palm oil between January and September, worth about $2 billion. That’s more than double last year’s shipments after New Delhi cut import duties on the commodity in January 2019.

Mahathir’s comments on Kashmir have sparked anger among India’s citizens too, with the #BoycottMalaysia hashtag trending on Twitter, and netizens calling on people not to travel to Malaysia and avoid trade with the nation.

“This is a reaction from traders so we cannot react to their personal decision,” Mahathir told reporters in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, referring to Indian buyers avoiding Malaysian palm oil. “If the government launched a boycott or something like that, then we will have to work diplomatically perhaps to reduce the kind of action that they have taken.”

Malaysia will seek a diplomatic solution if India restricts imports of some products from the Southeast Asian nation, Mahathir added. The Indian foreign ministry didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

https://www.financialexpress.com/ec...-malaysia-palm-oil-businesses-suffer/1737256/

 

[IndianGuy_]

Malaysia will seek a diplomatic solution if India restricts imports of some products from the Southeast Asian nation, Mahathir added.

There is a diplomatic solution.

Don't butt in where you are not needed. Else don't expect to earn money from the country you accuse of committing crimes.

Now you wouldn't want to do business with oppressors would you? Can't have it both ways.

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Malaysia made the correct decision.

Pakistan should start importing palm oil from Malaysia immediately.

Pakistan should launch a diplomatic move on Indonesia too.

Every Muslim country should stand clear on which side they support, so we don’t have any confusion.

 

[Chhatrapati]

So, @Alternatiiv it happened as predicted.

Give me a time frame, and save this quote. İndia won't cut off palm oil imports with Malaysia, infact the imports will still remain greater than that of İndonesia.

 

[Goenitz]

Malasiyan should talk to indinesians, setup an 'indonesian' company and resend the oil to India..Anyway, what if indonesia says something too? How many enemy India can make?

 

[Rusty]

So who is India going to buy palm oil from?

Trade isn't a charity, trade is mutually beneficial for both parties.

India needs palm oil, how is it going to find a supplier with the capacity of an entire country on such short notice?

If it can't find that supplier then its industry will also suffer from oil shortage.

India is stupid enough to do it, but it will also pay a price.

 

[RoadRunner401]

So who is India going to buy palm oil from?

Trade isn't a charity, trade is mutually beneficial for both parties.

India needs palm oil, how is it going to find a supplier with the capacity of an entire country on such short notice?

If it can't find that supplier then its industry will also suffer from oil shortage.

India is stupid enough to do it, but it will also pay a price.

India is the second-largest buyer of Malaysia's palm oil, importing approximately 150,000 tonnes monthly. India, the world's biggest importer of edible oils, is planning to substitute Malaysian palm oil with supplies of edible oils from countries such as Indonesia, Argentina and Ukraine

On the other hand;
Malaysia's exports to India stood at 10.8 billion U.S. dollars in the 2018-19 fiscal year, and imports from New Delhi totaled 6.4 billion U.S. dollars

Malaysia's key imports from India include petroleum products, live animals and meats, metals, chemicals and chemical products

So, its a two way trade it will effect the Indians negatively just as much.

 

[IndianGuy_]

So who is India going to buy palm oil from?

Trade isn't a charity, trade is mutually beneficial for both parties.

India needs palm oil, how is it going to find a supplier with the capacity of an entire country on such short notice?

If it can't find that supplier then its industry will also suffer from oil shortage.

India is stupid enough to do it, but it will also pay a price.

The answer to your question is literally in the article had you read it and not just the headline.

India will replace Malaysian palm oil imports by buying more from Indonesia and increasing edible oil supplies from Ukraine

 

[Rusty]

The answer to your question is literally in the article had you read it and not just the headline.

India will replace Malaysian palm oil imports by buying more from Indonesia and increasing edible oil supplies from Ukraine

Do you honestly think that they have a nations worth of oil capacity sitting around just waiting for India?

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

There is a diplomatic solution.

Don't butt in where you are not needed. Else don't expect to earn money from the country you accuse of committing crimes.

Now you wouldn't want to do business with oppressors would you? Can't have it both ways.

Do you understand the fact that Kashmir is an internationally disputed region which means that any country can say anything about it. Or is this too much for your pea sized facist head to understand?

Do you honestly think that they have a nations worth of oil capacity sitting around just waiting for India?

Facist dont use their brains. He is a perfect example of RSS and its brainwashing.

 

[IndianGuy_]

Do you honestly think that they have a nations worth of oil capacity sitting around just waiting for India?

Top Palm Oil Producing Countries
Indonesia
Indonesia is by far the largest producer of palm oil, and this is supported by the ever-rising large palm growing areas in the country and export figures.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-palm-oil-producing-countries-in-the-world.html

I'm sure India have taken the step after securing alternate availability and not on a whim.