Sputnik / Mihail Mokrushin India will finalize the deal for almost $5.7 bn acquisition of five advanced S-400 Triumf air defence missiles from Russia. This was confirmed to the India Times by Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on July 13 th . The S-400 missile systems, which can detect, track and destroy hostile strategic bombers, stealth fighters, spy planes, missiles and drones at a range of up to 400 km and an altitude of 30 km. India has just reached the final phase and there has been an outcry because such a purchase is prohibited under the recent US law called CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act) which deters countries from purchasing Russian weapons. However, it is arguable if it should be applied to this situation, since the, Indian Times reports has been in the works since 2015, long before the US law was entered into force. The Diplomat reports that Indian Defense Minister has stated “With Russia, we have had a continuous r...
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