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Comparing India and Turkey is not appropriate.
Unlike Turkey, India was neither part of NATO nor a partner in the F-35 program.
Also, CAATSA was brought in 2017. Had India closed the S-400 back in 2014/2015, this whole talk of avoiding CAATSA sanctions would have been irrelevant. Modi just bungled this whole procurement.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3364
Dont matter what's signed or not. There are several high end US equipment and assembly lines, offsets going India's way that are susceptible for sanctions simply due to that purchase. Hell, Tejas program can have heart attack right now if engines werent supplied. Spares for C17, Super Hercules, Apache, Chinooks and all the offset partners can go to hell, simply due to that purchase. That program wasnt just between India and Russia, that's for sure.
Sorry I did not get you. How are French deals with Egypt and Qatar tied to French Offsets for India?
They are simply buying off the self, with the pricing and quantity of the program lower, I am sure the offsets had to be reworked as well. I am sure this took time. Not to mention they're trying to stop a legacy grid lock between HAL and Dassault as a completely new government.