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"they cannot use"

They can, India will happily sell them stuff for rupees, but the problem is that Indian exports mostly don't match Russian import needs.

>>inglor+(OP)
So for all practical reasons there is very little they can use them for.

They can of course invest into India economy to get even more Rupees.

>>SXX+M
Not too long ago, I pondered the question of "what would I do if I were an evil tsar sitting on a billion rupees".

My best answer was to recruit Indian mercenaries for meat attacks. But it is possible that New Delhi would not like that. India doesn't suffer from a lack of young disposable men, but it also cares about its international reputation.

>>inglor+C1
> recruit Indian mercenaries for meat attacks. But it is possible that New Delhi would not like that

Mm hmm [1].

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68767470

>>JumpCr+I2
I know that individual instances happened, but with the amount of rupees that Moscow now owns, I'd expect to see a whole army raised...