INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
postponement disrupts a $5.4 billion contract signed in 2018, under which Russian state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport was to supply
five squadrons of the latest S-400 systems to New Delhi by 2024.Each S-400 division consists of two batteries equipped with a total of 128
missiles capable of intercepting airborne targets at ranges up to 380 kilometers (236 miles)
Rafale fighter jets for $7.4 billion instead of Sukhoi jets from Russia, Reuters reported.Negotiations on acquiring Russian Ka-226T
tanks, buying French Leclerc tanks instead
The Indian military command explained that the Russian tanks were not suitable for mountainous terrain and could not be used effectively in
border confrontations with China and Pakistan.And in 2023, India rejected a Russian offer to construct submarines based on the Amur-1650
indicated that New Delhi was seeking to distance itself from Russia as an arms supplier.According toestimates by the Stockholm International
