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India pursues an impartial overseas coverage and its defence acquisitions are guided by its nationwide safety pursuits, the Ministry of External Affairs mentioned in November 2021.
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Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder additionally mentioned the US understands that some international locations that purchased Russian or Soviet-era weapons wish to keep some kind of relationship with Moscow
India is a “nice instance” of countries who are choosing security assistance from the US, the Pentagon has said, underlining that it was ready for any response to wean them away from Russia.
Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder also said the US understands that some countries that bought Russian or Soviet-era weapons want to maintain some type of relationship with Moscow.
“There are a lot of countries that maintain a security or defence relationship with Russia. Again, that’s a sovereign decision for individual countries to make,” he mentioned on Tuesday at a media briefing in Washington.
Ryder made these remarks when requested if there is no such thing as a concern if data or expertise that the US would possibly share with them can be shared with Russia.
“Many of these nations have prior to now bought Russian-built or Soviet-era tools. So it stands to cause that they could keep some kind of relationship. From a safety cooperation standpoint, definitely from the US perspective, I believe that the categories of safety help the United States supplies to incorporate capabilities is way more reliable and in addition maintained,” he added.
“And something that we continue to discuss with various partners and allies around the world on would they — should they choose to purchase those kinds of systems, we’re certainly all ears. India is a nice instance,” Ryder mentioned.
In 1997, defence commerce between India and the US was nearly negligible, at the moment it stands above USD 20 billion.
India has confronted flak from US lawmakers, each Republicans and Democrats, for selecting to abstain from a UN vote to rebuke Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
US officers have expressed concern over India’s buy of the S-400 missile programs by Russia.
In October 2018, India signed a USD 5 billion take care of Russia to purchase 5 models of the S-400 Triumf air defence missile programs to ramp up its air defence, regardless of a warning from the then-Trump administration that going forward with the contract could invite US sanctions.
Despite robust objections from the US and the risk of sanctions from the Biden administration, India has refused to make any modifications in its determination and goes forward with the acquisition of the missile defence system.
India pursues an impartial overseas coverage and its defence acquisitions are guided by its nationwide safety pursuits, the Ministry of External Affairs mentioned in November 2021.
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