India and the US have agreed to a 'deal', but there is confusion about the terms.

US President Donald Trump says India has agreed to stop buying oil from Russia, remove tariffs on US goods, and buy 500 billion dollars worth of goods from the US.

Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says that agriculture and dairy products will be excluded. There are medical concerns over allowing dairy products from the US, as the food given to the cows includes animal parts. Farmers are also opposed.

Both sides agree that the US will reduce tariffs from 50% to 18%.

Indian Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister Modi is 'compromised' and 'sold off your labour and blood and sweat'.

either they try to form a Dravidian peoples republic essentially causing a war with the central government

This is a joke. Kerala has no industry and does not grow enough food for itself. Its economy is based on tourism and exporting cash crops (wood, tea, spices, cashews and seafood) and educated people to the rest of India and abroad. (Doctors / nurses being from Kerala is a usual stereotype.)

The only Indian state that has any negotiating power with the union government is Tamil Nadu. This is why Tamil nationalism is a thing. But even they benefit from being part of a large country, so when you talk to people the demand is usually only for more federalism.

In Kerala, and many other Indian states, the tradition is for the ruling party to always lose the election. So the two big blocs - the Communist-led LDF and the Congress-led (social democrats + neoliberals + Muslims) UDF take turns. In 2021, the LDF won re-election because they handled Covid very well.

Got it, thank you.

People are aggressive but I checked the things they are saying and so far most of them are correct. At least I am seeing a different side of the story.

since the 90's when they a large trading partner during the collapse of the USSR

Got it.

but rather food is being intentionally withheld from them by the regime

I have read about this. And I know there is starvation in my own country even when food (at least grain) sits in warehouses. We have to do better.

I am reading about NK now. What is tinyman square?

I'm not from the US, but I get your point. I read about the bombings and embargo just now.

Yes, I just read about the UN resolution in another comment.

the AES with the most correct stances on geopolitical relations

AES?

the UN Security Council blocks Koreans from the north to leave the country

I did not know this. But can't Russia or China veto UN Security Council resolutions?

Now imagine if that were a Global South country where a majority of people live in the countryside.

I live in one, I don't have to imagine.

I read about the bombing of North Korea. That was horrible, I agree.

the americans killed a fourth of their population within living memory

I just read about it. That's so horrible.

Anyway the DPRK is evil for locking up capitalist compradors who wanna sell out the country to the highest bidder, right?

A comprador is like a traitor? And North Korea only jails traitors (and usual criminals)? Are people otherwise allowed to criticize the government?

I read about the bombing of North Korea during the Korean war. That's horrible. 20% of all people died.

Also their decision to make nukes is something I fully support. During the US bombing of Iran I saw people pointing out that this is why my country has nukes. So I understand the logic. But it is a horrible way to think.

I am not saying the NK team cheated or anything. I am just surprised that people here support North Korea's government.

And the dprk deserve "support" in the sense that our mindless aggression and distrust of them is grossly unfair.

This I fully agree with.