Sanctions on India over S-400 missile deal? A possibility, says US envoy

Last year, India made the first tranche of payment of around $800 million to Russia for S-400 missile systems, which are most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system

The possibility of US sanctions on India for buying the multi-billion-dollar S-400 missile system from Russia remains on the table, a top American diplomat has said, asserting that New Delhi will have to make a strategic commitment to technologies and platforms.

In October 2018, India signed a $5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems, notwithstanding warning from America that going ahead with the contract may invite US sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).

Last year, India made the first tranche of payment of around $800 million to