Earlier this month, India reaffirmed its commitment to a 2018 deal with Russia on the purchase of S-400 air defence systems despite the threat of US penalties.
Indian Air Force (IAF) officers are set to leave for Russia later this year to learn how to operate the S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile systems, the first batch of which New Delhi is set to receive in October 2020, The Financial Express reported.
The news came as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with US President Donald Trump, whose administration has been pressuring New Delhi to abandon the deal with Moscow by warning of “serious consequences”, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.Read More…
