Moscow: Russia should pay less attention to India’s interests. Some experts believe that such a policy could serve as a punishment for India, even though the two countries have had positive relationship for many decades. However, everything changes.
It’s no secret that India was and still remains one of the main buyers of Russian arms. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India was the largest arms importer in the world in 2000-2014. The share of Soviet (and Russian) weapons in India’s armed forces made up about 75%.
In 2015, Russia’s shipments of arms and military equipment to India were evaluated at $4 billion. In 2016, defence contracts were signed totaling about $2 billion. The total portfolio of Indian orders for Russian arms exceeded $4 billion in 2017.
However, India has been trying to buy weapons not only from Russia lately, but also from Israel, European countries and even the USA. Needless to say that Washington would like to end the defence cooperation between Moscow and Delhi, reported Pravda.Ru.
06/08/18 The News
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It’s no secret that India was and still remains one of the main buyers of Russian arms. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India was the largest arms importer in the world in 2000-2014. The share of Soviet (and Russian) weapons in India’s armed forces made up about 75%.
In 2015, Russia’s shipments of arms and military equipment to India were evaluated at $4 billion. In 2016, defence contracts were signed totaling about $2 billion. The total portfolio of Indian orders for Russian arms exceeded $4 billion in 2017.
However, India has been trying to buy weapons not only from Russia lately, but also from Israel, European countries and even the USA. Needless to say that Washington would like to end the defence cooperation between Moscow and Delhi, reported Pravda.Ru.
06/08/18 The News
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