INDIA DARES U.S., SIGNS MISSILE DEAL WITH RUSSIA
Joseph Omoniyi
Despite a looming threat of sanctions by the US on countries that trade with Russia’s defence and intelligence sectors, India has signed a Five billion dollar deal to buy a Russian S-400 air defence system
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modri signed the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on Friday and discussed nuclear energy, space exploration and economics.
The two leaders are expected to ink nearly 20 bilateral agreements in areas such as defence, nuclear energy, space exploration and trade.
Officials confirmed the deal to buy S-400 surface to air missile system was signed, after Putin and Modi made no reference to it during a news conference following their talks.
India has requested a waiver from US sanctions intended to punish Russia for its annexation of Crimea and alleged interference in the 2016 US elections.
However, it is unlikely sanctions will be waived.
India’s PTI news agency quoted a US State Department spokesperson as saying the “S-400 air and missile defence system” would be a particular focus for the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
CAATSA was passed to sanction any country that trades with Russia’s defence and intelligence sectors.
The US did not spare China from sanctions last month, when it purchased Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems and fighter jets.
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