Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system. (AFP pic)NEW DELHI: India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told AFP.
New Delhi has been “heard and understood” by the US administration over its accord to buy the S-400 missile defence system for US$5.2 billion, the minister said in an interview this week.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in October, defying US warnings of sanctions on countries buying …read more
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