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However, an indus- , ! ) ? “The (CAATSA presiden- try source said the law is n a clear indication that ! tial) waiver is narrow, intend- ambiguous about “when a IIndia was not going to buck- * ed to wean countries off waiver is necessary so this can le under the threat of US sanc- , Russian equipment and allow be avoided for years”. with the investigation said tion over the S-400 missile deal 7 for things such as spare parts The National Defense prima facie it appears that the with Russia, Army chief Gen for previously-purchased Authorization ACT (NDDA) shuttering was hit by a tractor- Bipin Rawat on Sunday said # * equipment,” a White House 2019 gives the president the trolley carrying construction the country has an indepen- National Security Council power to waive of the CAAT- 9>, material, which led to the dent foreign policy and it might spokesperson told PTI hours SA sanctions if it is a national incident but the cause is yet to go ahead with acquiring the ! after the conclusion of the S- security interest. n yet another incident gross be ascertained. “Nine people Kamov helicopters and other - 400 contract. But for the pres- It also mentions several Inegligence on part of the con- were injured when the shut- weapon systems from Moscow. + idential waiver, CAATSA sanc- other reasons for a presidential tractors, four labourers lost their tering of the building col- The Army chief’s state- tions come into place in the waiver, prominent among lives while five sustained critical lapsed. Four of them have ment is significant as New 6 * event of a major purchase like which is if the purchasing injuries, when temporary iron died, while five others have Delhi is confronted with the @; S-400 missile defence system. country is taking or will take fixtures around an under-con- been hospitalised,” Senior threat of US sanction under +/22 7 Ahead of the deal, the US had steps to reduce its inventory of struction multi-storey private Superintendent of Police, the Countering America’s O > urged India not to purchase major defense equipment and building on the Noida-Greater Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ajay Adversaries Through Sanctions Russian defence systems. “The advanced conventional Noida Expressway collapsed on Pal Sharma said. Act (CAATSA) after India on Administration has indicated weapons produced by the Sunday. An FIR has been regis- Friday signed a multi-billion- that a focus area for the imple- defence sector of the Russian The incident occurred at tered at the Sector 39 police dollar deal to procure the S-400 mentation of CAATSA Section Federation as a share of its total private real estate firm BPTP’s station, under whose jurisdic- Triumf air defence system from 231 is new or qualitative inventory of major defence 18-storey ‘Capital City’ in tion the building is located, Russia. Gen Rawat, who upgrades in capability - includ- equipment and advanced con- Sector 94 when the shuttering police said. The deceased have returned Saturday night after a ing the S-400 air and missile ventional weapons over a spec- (temporary fixtures built of been identified as tractor- six-day visit to Russia, had defence system,” the White ified period. iron) came crashing down in troller driver Naushad and held talks with military officials House NSC spokesperson said. In fact, over the last decade, the morning, police said. workers Karan, Vijaypal and of that country to enhance Last month, the US had India the top arms purchaser of A police official tasked Ramvijay, they said. bilateral cooperation. He said imposed sanctions on China the world, has gradually the Russians were very keen on for the purchase of S-400 from reduced its dependence on associating with the Indian Russia. “Our recent action to Russian weapons. It now stands defence forces. Washington has also threat- icy. I told them while we are based systems and technologies sanction a Chinese at about 60 per cent, which is “They (Russians) do ened to impose restrictions on talking sanctions and you are from Moscow to enhance its Government entity for an S- much lower than it was a understand that we are a strong New Delhi for dealing with questioning on sanctions, space capabilities. 400 delivery underscores the decade ago. As part of its diver- Army, capable of standing up Moscow. To this, Rawat President Vladimir Putin and “There is no end in sight to seriousness of our resolve on sification plan, India has for what is right for us, based responded saying, “Yes, we do Mr Narendra Modi, at this the manner in which we can this issue. The waiver author- increased its purchase of arms on our strategic thought appreciate that there could be juncture, are signing the treaty cooperate with your country. I ity is not country-specific. from the US to the tune of $18 process,” he said while deliver- sanctions on us, but we follow on purchase of S-400 weapon think the way forward is to see There are strict criteria for billion. A presidential waiver ing the Gen KV Krishna Rao an independent policy”. system in spite of the fact that what is best for the nation, considering a waiver,” said the can also be given if a country Memorial lecture here. Seeking to assuage Russian we may face challenges from strategically important for us,” spokesperson. is cooperating with the US On his Russian visit, Gen concerns over India’s growing America in the future.” he had said. The State Department, Government on other securi- Rawat recalled a question ties with the US, Rawat said, Disclosing that India was In a guarded reaction to which is tasked with reviewing ty matters critical to US strate- posed to him by a Russian “You (Russia) can be rest looking forward to procuring the Indo-Russian deal, the US the deal and initiating the gic interests. Experts believe naval officer that India seemed assured (that) while we may be Kamov helicopters and other said on Friday that its intent to process of sanctions or waiver that is exactly the case and one to be looking westwards at associating with America in weapon systems and technol- slap sanctions on Russia was under CAATSAA, and make of the main reasons for the US America, which has put sanc- getting some technology, but ogy from Russia, he said New not aimed at causing damage to recommendations to the designating India as a ‘Major tions on Russia, and that we follow an independent pol- Delhi was looking to get space- the military capabilities of its President, did not respond to Defence Partner.’ $" !" # " % $ L ! "# ! & !# $ #$ ' 9>, of-war to conduct the study. gerous virus and had been %& -#B,#4#> “However, now all the blamed for wiping out 30 per " he National Tiger issues have been sorted out and cent population of African 5#4#6= M n a horrific incident, the TConservation Authority the WII experts will soon start lions in East African forests. Ibody of a seven-year-old girl, (NTCA) will soon commission the study in a few tiger reserves CDV is mainly found in wild !" ongress president Rahul who went missing since a Wildlife Institute of India which will soon be identified. dogs, jackals and wolves. It # #$%& ( ) CGandhi here on Saturday Saturday afternoon after being (WII) study to assess if the CDV is a highly contagious dis- attacks the immune system *+ , alleged that Prime Minister allegedly abducted by a local canine distemper virus (CDV)- ease and we should not be seen and other vital organs in ani- ! Narendra Modi was creating councilor, was found covered in — the deadly pathogen that caught unprepared in the mat- mals. In most of the cases, the , -K two Hindustans- one for the !N a gunny bag on the roof of a recently killed over 5 lions in ter,” the sources quoting offi- infection is fatal. /0! wealthy businessmen like Vijay mosque located in Murad Gir forests — can affect the cials said. Sources in the NTCA said K * 12 Mallya, Nirav Modi and Lalit Nagar, on Sunday morning. health of the tigers too. He was referring to the the study is being conducted " Modi and another for the poor deal with France to attack According to the police, the Sources said the decision to death of 23 lions in Gujarat’s with an aim to assess and sug- and weaker sections. Modi. Gandhi said his party body was first seen by a man the mosque at about 7 am on conduct the study was dis- Gir sanctuary in less than a gest preventive measures to ' Rahul also assured youths will ensure implementation of who went to the roof to get Sunday who then reached the cussed at a NTCA technical month, most of them due to tackle the virus if it is found to (' that his party alone can create the tribal rights bill if voted to some fresh air while he went to spot and recovered the body. committee meeting last month. CDV and protozoa infections. be lurking around. There are # #$%& (3 * jobs for them if they come to power in Madhya Pradesh, the mosque for prayer. The Meanwhile the news Incidentally, the WII proposal The lions, an endangered just over 2,500 tigers left in the 456 ! power.