08-10-2021, 08:55 AM
Kunal Purohit
Published: 11:33pm, 7 Oct, 2021
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US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman indicated on Thursday that Washington might reconsider slapping sanctions on the Indian government when New Delhi takes delivery of five Russian-built S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems in a US$5.5 billion deal later this year.
Speaking on the first day of her two-day visit to India, Sherman said that while it was “dangerous” for countries to use the Russian missile system, the United States was unlikely to act harshly against New Delhi.
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Sherman’s statement was in contrast to Washington’s tough stance so far.
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Between 2010 and 2020, 62 per cent of India’s arms imports came from Russia and it procured 12 per cent of weapons from the US
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/...ia-russian
Published: 11:33pm, 7 Oct, 2021
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US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman indicated on Thursday that Washington might reconsider slapping sanctions on the Indian government when New Delhi takes delivery of five Russian-built S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems in a US$5.5 billion deal later this year.
Speaking on the first day of her two-day visit to India, Sherman said that while it was “dangerous” for countries to use the Russian missile system, the United States was unlikely to act harshly against New Delhi.
......
Sherman’s statement was in contrast to Washington’s tough stance so far.
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Between 2010 and 2020, 62 per cent of India’s arms imports came from Russia and it procured 12 per cent of weapons from the US
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/...ia-russian