S-400 Missile Deal

The multi-role frigate, weighing nearly 4,000 tonnes, will soon be handed over to an Indian crew of over 200 officers and sailors stationed at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad

Any sanctions on India under punitive Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act for buying S-400 missile from Russia would be extraordinarily rash, a Republican Senator told Biden council

At a media briefing, Russian Ambassador-designate Denis Alipov also referred to a bilateral mechanism to do business in national currencies

The procurement of Russian S-400 missile defence systems was a "sovereign decision" based on existing threat perceptions, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Ajay Bhatt said

The State Department comments come a week after India started receiving the supplies of S-400 missile defense system from Russia

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The S-400 is known as Russia's most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system

Alexander Mikheev said that the first regiment of Russia's anti-aircraft missile system air defence S-400 will be delivered to India by the end of 2021

Two powerful US Senators on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden not to impose provisions of the punitive CAATSA against India for buying the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia

India said discussions are going on with the US on the S-400 missile defence deal, a day after US Deputy Secretary of State expressed unease over New Delhi's procurement of Russian weapons system

US warship deployment through India's Exclusive Economic Zone was more than just a perfunctory action

In October 2018, India had signed a $5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems, despite a warning from the Trump administration

Government's New Year resolutions should be to revive domestic demand while addressing the Chinese threat

In October 2018, India had signed a $5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems

NATO-member Turkey has tested its Russian-made advanced air defense missile system, Turkish media reports said Friday, raising the specter of a new standoff with the United States.

Russia's suspension of S-400 missiles to China comes after Moscow had earlier accused Beijing of spying, despite the two countries enjoying considerably good relations over the years

Singh is primarily visiting Russia to attend a grand military parade in Moscow on June 24 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in the Second World War.

In November, the same agency cited the general director of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, as saying deliveries would start in September 2021

India announced its intention to acquire S-400 'Triumf' surface-to-air missile systems in 2015. The contract worth USD 5.43 billion was signed during the visit of President Putin to India last year

Cooper identified China and Russia as strategic competitors whose efforts have been to proliferate arms around the world