India, the US and the Triumf S-400 Systems: Decision Time for Modi

Reports indicate that India is moving rapidly to acquire the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System-2 (NASAMS-2) from the United States. This is to be part of its defence shield to protect New Delhi, in the first instance, followed by other major Indian cities, from missile and drone attacks. The initial area in New Delhi that is to be protected against missile and drone attacks is the “VIP-89” zone, which includes the Parliament building, Rashtrapati Bhavan and North and South Blocks. The NASAMS-2 system will be integrated into an overall, multi-layered, defence anti-missile network that will eventually include indigenous, Israeli and Russian systems.Read More…