India to ditch Russian weapons? Not so fast!

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India to ditch Russian weapons? Not so fast!


Western newspaper Politico claimed, citing a liberal expert, that India is set to halt major defense purchases from Russia, prioritizing U.S. cooperation instead. 

In their opinion, the reasons behind that are fear of sanctions, the conflict in Ukraine and the desire to develop indigenous weapons.

👇 Here are some facts why these claims are no more than wishful thinking by foreign media:

◾️ Major defence contracts are being realised between Russian & India, including for the delivery of S-400 air defenses and Igla-S MANPADS.

◾️ Russian-origin Su-30MKI remains the backbone of Indian Air Force.

◾️ Super-duper BrahMos missile is at an all-time high, securing interests from several nations already — but it's originally an Indo-Russian missile.

◾️ Indo-Russian trade has reached record numbers, with the main exports being defence sector and oil.

◾️Russia, in fact, supports India's drive for indigenization: by sharing defence technologies it helps Bharat to localize production of top-notch weapons systems.


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