US tries to seal new defence pact with India
To avoid sanctions imposed by President Trump’s administration, India will have to reduce oil imports from Iran and cancel a planned $6 billion purchase of S-400 anti-aircraft missiles from Russia, ThePrint reports. However, India is expected to inform the US during a top-level meeting this week that it will go ahead with a deal to purchase the Russian S-400 air defense system despite the threat of American sanctions, Indian media reports.
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| S-400 Triumf, dubbed SA-21 Growler by NATO (Picture source: Russian MoD) |
