India and Russia are holding talks to locally manufacture components of the Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defence systems in India, it is learnt.
“Yes, we are discussing the localisation of S-400 production with India,” diplomatic sources said. However, they refused to specify which components of the S-400 could be produced in India. A similar agreement over local production exists between Russia and Turkey, which also is buying the systems from Russia.
Sources noted that Moscow saw no problem in arriving at an agreement with New Delhi since India was already license-producing Russian Su-30 fighter jets and the T-90 tanks. “Russia has developed the BrahMos missiles with India on the Indian territory and together with Indian scientists,” they added.Read More…
