Ambassador-designate to India Denis Alipov says Moscow is working with New Delhi to evacuate Indian nationals in Kharkiv & Sumy through Russian territory.
Envoy Nikolay Kudashev also said that both Russia and India do not recognise bilateral sanctions as they are 'illegal tools' of 'unlawful and unfair' competition and pressure.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who was on a hurricane tour to India, said the two countries are ‘going to deepen military and technical cooperation’.
A comparison of trajectories of India-Russia and India-US defence ties illustrates how India stands apart from Turkey on the applicability of CAATSA sanctions.
State Secretary Michael Pompeo said the sanctions on Turkey's SSB demonstrates the US will not tolerate significant transactions with Russia's defence sector.
Donald Trump, who has long highlighted his personal rapport with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had resisted bipartisan calls from Congress to punish Turkey for the deal with Russia.
The S-400 is capable of destroying incoming hostile aircraft, missiles and even drones within a range of up to 400 km. It has a tracking capability of nearly 600 km.
India & US look to finalise MH-60R Seahawk deal on the sidelines of 2+2 talks in Washington. The choppers will boost Navy’s anti-submarine warfare operations.
India will soon pay Russia the first installment for S-400 Triumf air defence system. The delivery of the first system will be done within two years of this payment.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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