CAG notes Boeing's Chinook has lesser load capacity and carries fewer troops as compared to Russian Mi-26. Report says Mi-26 too does not meet all criteria.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
The aircraft ‘slinging’ the Chinook in the picture shown, is not an Mi-26. That is a Sikorsky CH-53/S-65 helicopter.
But at what cost. You make no mention of what the Russian copter costs versus the Boeing. It makes a huge difference!