India-Russia S-400 Triumfs Over US Warning
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India on Friday inked the five In a joint statement issued buying Iran oil billion dollar deal to buy S-400 after the summit, India and New Delhi: In the first clear Triumf air defence system from Russia agreed to “converge indication of India’s willing- its time-tested and long-stand- their efforts” to eradicate ter- ness to continue trade with ing strategic ally Russia after rorist networks, their sources of Iran despite US sanctions, summit level talks between financing, arms and fighters’ state refiners Indian Oil President Vladimir Putin and supply channels, to counter Corporation and Mangalore Prime Minister Narendra Modi terrorist ideology, propaganda Refinery and Petrochemicals in the national Capital. and recruitment. Ltd have contracted 1.25 mil- The India-Russia agree- “The sides denounced ter- lion tonnes of Iranian oil for ment for the missile system was rorism in all its forms and man- import in November, the signed in the presence of Putin ifestations and reiterated the month when the US sanctions and Modi at the summit. need to combat international against Iran’s oil sector The two countries also terrorism with decisive and kicks in. PTI resolved to fight the scourge of collective response without any terrorism and drug trafficking double standards,” said the even as they inked seven pacts statement titled ‘India-Russia: in the fields of nuclear energy, An Enduring Partnership in a space and railways among oth- Changing World’. ers, besides the S-400 con- “Our two countries have Sanctions against Russia not tract. Russia also agreed to train Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi common interests in cooper- Indian astronauts for India’s on Friday PTI ating on countering terror- ambitious human space mis- ism,” Modi said during his sion project Gaganyaan sibility of a presidential waiv- Government deal with Russia with China. joint Press statement with aimed to hurt ally India: US planned for 2022. er of sanction subject to the US in 2014 to procure the lethal As regards to India, the IAF Putin. Talks with Putin have The biggest takeaway, how- Congress approval. missile system. Moscow has will start inducting the S-400s given new direction to the PNS n NEW DELHI dollar deal was inked, US any sanctions decisions.” ever, from the 19th annual The US urged its allies to already started delivery. two years after the date of ink- bilateral strategic partnership, Embassy spokesperson said “The intent of our imple- summit-level meeting was the forgo transactions with Russia, Two days ago, IAF chief B ing the contract, sources said. Modi said, adding, “Our special eacting to the S-400 deal the intent to slap sanctions on mentation of CAATSA is to signing of the S-400 Triumf warning that the S-400 missile S Dhanoa said the induction of The other important issue strategic partnership will Rbetween India and Russia, Russia was to impose costs for impose costs on Russia for its contract for the IAF, thereby defence system that India want- S-400 will act as a “booster to figure during Modi-Putin achieve new heights.” the US on Friday said sanc- its “malign behaviour.” malign behaviour, including by ending all speculation about ed to buy would be a “focus dose” for the operational capa- dialogue was the scourge of ter- Recognising the impor- tions were against Russia and Responding to a query on stopping the flow of money to the deal not going through due area” for it to implement puni- bilities of the force. The rorism. Both sides condemned tance of adopting the were not aimed at imposing impact of anti-Russia sanctions Russia’s defense sector. CAAT- to US cautions in the past few tive sanctions against the advanced surface-to-air missile cross-border terrorism and safe Comprehensive Convention damage to the military capa- on India after the conclusion SA is not intended to impose weeks. The US had maintained nation undertaking “signifi- defence system can detect an havens to terrorists as they on International Terrorism, bilities of “our allies or of the S-400 Triumf air defence damage to the military capa- that arms purchases from cant” business deals with incoming target be it an aircraft called for a “decisive” response pending in the United Nations, partners.” system contract, the bilities of our allies or part- Russia could invite sanctions Russia. or missile at a range of more to the menace of international to become part of the interna- The US also said waiver spokesperson said, “Waivers of ners,” the spokesperson added. under the Countering In fact, it did impose sanc- than 600 km and neutralise it terrorism without any “double tional law, both sides called will be considered on a trans- the Countering America’s However, the US Embassy America’s Adversaries Through tions against China some days at 400 km. India wants the standards.” upon the international com- action by transaction basis Adversaries Through spokesperson said, “The waiv- Sanctions Act (CAATSA) insti- after it procured six S-400 long-range missile systems to The statement came munity to make sincere efforts and that it cannot prejudge any Sanctions Act (CAATSA) er authority is not for a blan- tuted by the US Congress. Triumf systems from Russia. tighten its air defence mecha- against the backdrop of India towards its early conclusion, sanction decisions. Section 231 will be considered ket waiver. It is transaction- The US lawmakers, China was the first foreign nism, particularly along the accusing Pakistan of indulging it said. Making this assertion here on a transaction-by-transac- specific. There are strict crite- though, have allowed the pos- buyer to seal a Government-to- nearly 4,000-km-long border in cross-border terrorism and Continued on Page 6 shortly after the five billion tion basis. We cannot prejudge ria for considering a waiver.” Action against UP Interpol prez RBI keeps rates intact; If allies want, I will goes missing cops over protests after leaving Sensex sinks 792 pts, PNS n LUCKNOW stables posted there suspend- become PM: Rahul HQ for China ed on Friday. “A departmental ` hree SHOs have been probe is on,” DIG (Law and PNS n NEW DELHI AFP n PARIS lifetime low at 73.76 Tremoved, four constables Order) Praveen Kumar told suspended and two ex-police- reporters. ongress president Rahul he president of Interpol, a PNS n NEW DELHI/MUMBAI the broader NSE Nifty dropped men arrested as the UP police The photographs of con- CGandhi on Friday minced Tformer senior Chinese 282.80 points to 10,316.45. cracked down on social media stables of the three police sta- no words in asserting his prime security official, has been fter back-to-back hike With five of its six mem- protests from within its own tions went viral on the social ministerial ambitions as he reported missing after he trav- Asince June, the Reserve bers voting for a status quo, ranks over the action taken media, after which officers said he could assume the top elled to his native country at the Bank of India (RBI) on Friday RBI’s monetary policy com- against two constables who swung into action. They, how- job if the allies wanted so. But end of September, a French kept interest rates unchanged, mittee left repo rate at 6.50 per allegedly shot dead an Apple ever, did not confirm whether the first step is for all parties to judicial official said on Friday. surprising markets that had cent and changed policy stance executive last week. the photographs were current get together and defeat the rul- Meng Hongwei’s wife expected a rate hike to support to “calibrated tightening” from Pictures on the social or old. ing BJP, he outlined adding it’s reported on Friday that she had tumbling rupee and combat “neutral”, which RBI Governor media show police personnel On Thursday, former con- a two-stage process and a deci- not heard from her 64-year-old inflationary pressures from Urjit Patel said meant there wearing black armbands in stables Brijendra Yadav and sion on who will be Prime husband since he left Lyon, high oil prices. would be no rate cut in the cur- support of their colleagues, Avinash Pathak, dismissed Minister comes second. France, where Interpol is based, The RBI decision struck a rent cycle. who were arrested after the from service earlier in differ- “We have had discussions temple visits and the RSS. said a single, suffocating ide- said the official, who spoke on blow for the rupee and stock Bankers have rued the tech company executive was ent cases, were arrested from with allies and what we decid- He said he has been going ology is being imposed upon condition of anonymity to pro- markets, with the rupee skid- RBI’s unexpected decision.