Purchasing an air defense system from Russia became a problem for India
New Delhi … News Time
Purchasing air defense systems from Russia has become a problem for India. The United States has made it clear to India after purchasing defense systems from Russia that it cannot escape sanctions under the Katsa Act and will not get any exemption. According to a report by a foreign news agency, the United States has told India that it is not likely to get a waiver from the acquisition of the Russian S-400 air defense system project, if India buys the system, such as sanctions on Turkey. Restrictions may apply. The Trump administration has asked India to drop a$. 5.5 billion Deal for five missile systems so that India does not face a diplomatic crisis. It has been made clear to India that New Delhi has no exceptions to the US law of 2017, which barred the countries involved in the agreement from buying Russian military hardware. According to the report of the news agency, despite the Biden administration coming to power next week, the position of the United States is not likely to change and more tough things are likely to be done about Russia after the new administration comes.
On the other hand, India has said that it has the option to buy a defense system to strengthen its defense system. Since then, tensions between the United States and India have risen. It should be noted that due to the agreement to buy defense systems from Russia, the United States had imposed sanctions on Turkey and at the same time banned the sale of American-made F-35 aircraft to Turkey. After which, despite paying a price to Turkey, the United States did not provide modern F-35 aircraft. Recently, the Turkish president has put pressure on the United States to provide F-35 aircraft to Turkey.
