APVisiting United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he and his Indian counterpart had discussed India's planned purchase of Russia's S400 air defence system, adding that Washington had asked all its partners to stay away from Russian equipment to avoid U.S. sanctions.
There has been no delivery of S400 systems to India and so the possibility of sanctions was not discussed, Austin told reporters in New Delhi on Saturday.
Austin is making the first visit by a top member of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to India as part of efforts to forge an alliance of countries seeking to push back against China's assertiveness in the region.
There has been no delivery of S400 systems to India and so the possibility of sanctions was not discussed, Austin told reporters in New Delhi on Saturday.
Austin is making the first visit by a top member of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to India as part of efforts to forge an alliance of countries seeking to push back against China's assertiveness in the region.
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4 Comments on this Story
 | Dhru Swamini1 hour ago unemployment in the peak , but government is not doing any investment for the citizens benifit .bjp government completing our own political agenda .it's the only the way to waste the public money .it brings laughter thinking when any one compare India to Pakistan . |
 | Rakesh Srivastava2 hours ago BJP Government under leadership of our Honorable P M Modi ji , has been taking all the decisions in India's interest . WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT MODI JI WOULD DEFINITELY NOT NEGOTIATE WITH USA On S-400. Deal already signed with Russia and delivery would be taken . If US decides alliance then it has to accept India's sovereignty and if US wants follower then it can look down to countries like Pakistan . |
| Raman 2 hours ago It is not for US to decide what India and from India buys. Hope the current BJP govt had made that clear to US. It is shocking that this item was even in the agenda. How did Indian govt even agreed to have this on the agenda? |