Why India Can’t Afford To Back Out Of Russia’s S 400 Missile Contract

Despite the threat of US sanctions, India has inked a deal with Russia to buy the S-400 air defence missile system. So , Why India just cannot afford to walk away from its S-400 missile agreement with Russia Russia’s S-400 missile defence systems is regarded as among the best in air defence S-400 is one of the most sophisticated surface-to-air defence systems in the world. And , India’s neighbour China also has the same system - the two countries fought a war in 1962 and routinely see skirmishes on their border. So for India it was imperative to boost its defence capabilities - especially in view of a possible two-front conflict, with Pakistan and China However, at every India-US meeting, a common question is raised to US representatives by the press is whether there would be sanctions on India as per CAATSA CAATSA was signed into law in 2017 with the goal of punishing Russia for its activities in Ukraine and Syria. It is essentially a fight between the United States and