New Delhi’s growing optimism around the delivery of the two remaining S-400 Triumf air defence systems belies the long and complicated journey of the deal.
Each S-400 battery comprises long-range radar, a command post vehicle, target acquisition radar and two battalions of launchers—each battalion has eight launchers.
At the heart of Project Kusha is the development of Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles or LR-SAM. The project, first greenlit in 2022, was given Acceptance of Necessity last month.
Majority of Indian defence equipment is currently of Soviet or Russian make, and, in scientific fields, the collaboration has included space physics and aerospace.
The delivery of the S-400 missile system was originally scheduled to begin in 2020, but the deadline was extended after payments to Moscow were delayed.
Dmitri Trenin says Russia can’t be dictated to by another country, adds that real test for India from Moscow’s perspective is how it tackles S-400 deal issue with US.
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.
Wonderfully written.
It would have been helpful to also mention loss of Wagner protectorates in Africa that may have been providing Russia with critical minerals that Russia is now dependent on China for.
Another key feature is the lack of support to Armenia that is, in many ways, a mini-Russia.
It means that India is caught in a difficult bind vis-a-vis Russia and the Western bloc. If the new bill passes in the US Senate, India may have to face its wrath for the oil it purchases from Russia. If Ambani / Adani are able to ‘persuade’ the Trump administration, we may be safe.
Neither the private sector of USA nor the govt sector of Russia could deliver GE404 jet engines and S 400 respectively on time.
Wonderfully written.
It would have been helpful to also mention loss of Wagner protectorates in Africa that may have been providing Russia with critical minerals that Russia is now dependent on China for.
Another key feature is the lack of support to Armenia that is, in many ways, a mini-Russia.
It means that India is caught in a difficult bind vis-a-vis Russia and the Western bloc. If the new bill passes in the US Senate, India may have to face its wrath for the oil it purchases from Russia. If Ambani / Adani are able to ‘persuade’ the Trump administration, we may be safe.