India, Russia likely to ink Rs 40,000-crore S-400 air defence system deal during Putin’s Delhi visit

[Theparadox]

India is in advanced talks with Russia to ink a Rs 40,000-crore deal for procuring S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems for the Indian armed forces, according to media reports.

The deal which initially began two years ago has been facing roadblocks mainly due to differences over pricing.

India wants to procure the long-range missile systems to tighten its air defence mechanism, particularly when China has been ramping up its military maneuvering along the nearly 4,000 km long Sino-India border.

The S-400 systems are capable of intercepting and destroying airborne threats at a distance of up to 250 miles and can simultaneously engage up to six targets. Each S-400 comprises tracking and search radar systems, eight launchers, 112 guided missiles, and command and support vehicles.

The deal is expected be inked during Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meet in New Delhi this October.

The contract was expected to be signed during Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ongoing trip to Moscow.

Sitharaman held extensive talks with her Russian counterpart General Sergey Shoygu and Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov in Moscow during which both sides decided to expedite negotiations for various military platforms soon.

Defence ministry officials here said that during the talks, both sides also agreed to further ramp up bilateral defence cooperation.

Sitharaman is on a three-day visit to Russia to attend the VII Moscow Conference on International Security.

Russia has been one of India's key suppliers of arms and ammunition. However, it has been a long-standing grievance of the armed forces that supply of critical spares and equipment from Russia takes a long time affecting maintenance of military systems procured from that country.

India has been pressing Russia to adopt a liberal approach in sharing technology for components of major defence platforms as it was critical to keep them in operational readiness. Majority of India's weapon systems are of Russian origin.

The issue is understood to have figured during Sitharaman's talks with both General Shoygu and Manturov.

Both sides agreed to expedite negotiations for various military platforms, the sources said.

The two countries are also expected to finalise a number of other deals, including four more Krivak/Talwar class stealth frigates.

Sitharaman also discussed with Russia latter’s assistance for speeding up the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-I (Vikrant) project and joint manufacturing of spares for Russian-origin military equipment.

https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/in...eal-during-putin-s-delhi-visit-reports-436017

 

[Oracle]

India is in advanced talks with Russia to ink a Rs 40,000-crore deal for procuring S-400 Triumf

how many talks does India requires ? just to keep news in media ?
for rest of world deals , we only hear deal was made , equipment delivered

 

[sathya]

how many talks does India requires ? just to keep news in media ?
for rest of world deals , we only hear deal was made , equipment delivered

Nothing will be signed before 2019 elections..
No money too...
but small progress will happen during each talks.

 

[ashok321]

India is currently in advance stage of negotiations with Russia for five S-400 system worth an estimate USD 4.5 billion. The air defence system includes radar, missile launchers and command center technology.

According to some lawmakers, the latest Indian move to purchase S-400 air defence missile from Russia could be considered as a sanctionable activity.

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar also expressed their concerns over this during their US visit last month.

"We totally appreciate Indians concerns. It was raised in discussions during senior level meetings last month. We also are very concerned because we very much hope to maintain the momentum and the trajectory of this relationship. We want to deepen our cooperation and not to reduce it," Felter said.

CAATSA was signed into law in August 2017 and went into effect in January this year. The law mandates the Trump administration to punish entities engaging in significant transaction with the defence or intelligence sectors of Russia.

"We are concerned about anything that's going to make it more difficult for us to cooperate. But it's just out of our hands this legislation. I can't anticipate what will actually happen. Any decision to impose sanctions is made outside of DoD," Felter said.

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S-400 in suspense if not in limbo.
POTUS has the power to issue a waiver.
India would sail through, should they negotiate properly.

 

[Theparadox]

Nothing will be signed before 2019 elections..
No money too...
but small progress will happen during each talks.

Indians are waiting for this deal so there are more chances that deal to be signed just before elections. Russia is asking us to buy more stuff before actual contract so timeline fits well for october.

 

[ashok321]

“The Russians are angry at India for going to the Americans for a lot of equipment, because India was their backyard as far as military purchases went,” said Rahul Bedi of Jane’s Information Group, which tracks defence sales and is based in London. “The Indians are scrambling to curry favor again with Russians and the S-400s are a way to do it.”

“India wasn’t very impressed with the Patriot compared with the S-400, which wins hands-down in capability, in its availability, service availability. It’s a more efficient system,” said Mr. Bedi of Jane’s.

But, he added, “India requires so much, there’s enough food on the table for everyone to eat and have a go at it.”

The above sentence (by Jane's representative) means India would always be an importer of arms purchase perpetually. True too. With 0.70 % GDP towards R&D, no technologies would be born. India would always be at the mercy of the US/UK/Israel beside Russia.