Sanctions Cannot Disrupt Our Special Partnership With India: Russia
(This was originally posted in Economic Times by Manu Pubby)
A day after the specter of sanctions in opposition to India for going forward with the S 400 air defence system buy re-surfaced, Russia has mentioned that no coercive motion can disrupt the `special and strategic’ partnership, and each nation has made it clear that they’re going forward with weapon deliveries.
“It is in the interest of both nations to go ahead. Our partnership is complementary and important for ensuring security. No sanctions will disrupt our special and strategic partnership,” Russian deputy chief of mission Roman Babushkin instructed ET.
The feedback comes after the US urged India to chorus from army transactions with Russia, saying that there is no such thing as a blanket waiver underneath its sanctions act for the latest S 400 buy, in first feedback on the tough situation after the Biden administration comes to energy.
Sources have instructed ET that the primary deliveries of the controversial air defence system are anticipated to happen on the finish of this yr, probably round October and an Indian army group is already present process coaching to function the system in Russia.
Babushkin mentioned that the defence relationship with India is special and that a big Russian delegation of over 100 contributors is current at AeroIndia to take relations `to a brand new stage’. The two sides additionally held a joint Military Industrial Conference (MIC) on Wednesday, with a number of partnership agreements signed with Russian corporations which might be collaborating with Indian non-public sector corporations for upkeep and overhaul work for in service weapon methods.
“Our unparalleled defence cooperation is based on ever growing extraoridinary mutual interest, coherence, consistence, complementarianism and continuity,” the Russian diplomat mentioned on the joint convention, including that either side will shortly go forward with a army logistics sharing pact.
Among the agreements signed on Wednesday was a pact between OSK India Pvt Ltd with the United Shipbuilding Corporation of Russia, to supply products and providers assist to Indian Navy platforms like Kilo-class submarines and the underneath building P 1135.6 frigates.
