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India on Friday inked the five In a joint statement issued 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 tract. Russia also agreed to train common interests in cooper- Indian astronauts for India’s 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 planned for 2022. er of sanction subject to the US in 2014 to procure the lethal As regards to India, the IAF Putin. The biggest takeaway, how- Congress approval. missile system. Moscow has will start inducting the S-400s Talks with Putin have given 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- new direction to the bilateral 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. strategic partnership, Modi 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 said, adding, “Our special 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 strategic partnership will 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- achieve new heights.” 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 Recognising the impor- 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 tance of adopting the 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 Comprehensive Convention 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 on International Terrorism, 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 pending in the United Nations, 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 to become part of the interna- 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.” tional law, both sides called 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 upon the international com- 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 munity to make sincere efforts 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 towards its early conclusion, 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 it said. shortly after the five billion tion basis. We cannot prejudge ria for considering a waiver.” !" ## ! ! "# !R ongress president Rahul A wide range of issues dination and cooperation, par- CGandhi on Friday minced including anti-LWE operations ticularly conducting joint oper- no words in asserting his prime day after the Supreme ital information regarding in the inter-State border, intel- ations in the core areas like the ministerial ambitions as he ACourt refused to grant Vmovement of Maoists was ligence collection and sharing, cutoff area to effectively com- said he could assume the top extension of bail to Delhi- shared between Odisha and tactical deployment of securi- bat and contain the LWE men- job if the allies wanted him. But based journalist Abhijit Iyer Andhra Pradesh police at a ty forces along the borders ace. the first step is for all parties to Mitra, his lawyer on Friday meeting here on Friday. and such other issues were The meeting also deliber- get together and defeat the rul- sought security from the Discussions with senior police discussed in the meeting. ated on the development and ing BJP, he outlined adding it’s Odisha police to appear before officials of Andhra Pradesh Both sides discussed the infrastructure initiatives to be a two-stage process and a deci- the House Committee formed on anti-Maoist operations were emerging LWE scenario in the undertaken in mutual sion on who will be Prime by the Odisha Assembly. fruitful, said Odisha DGP Dr inter-State border following consultation. Minister comes second. Though Mitra was sup- RP Sharma after the meeting of the recent developments in the Andhra Pradesh DGP RP “We have had discussions temple visits and the RSS. said a single, suffocating ide- posed to appear before the an Inter-State coordination bordering areas. Thakur and many senior police with allies and what we decid- He said he has been going ology is being imposed upon Konark police on the day, he meeting on Leftwing The meeting focused on officers of both the States were ed is that this is a two stage to temples, gurdwaras and 1.2 billion Indians. “The ideo- did not turn up. Two cases have Eextremism (LWE). enhancing the inter-State coor- present. process — one is to get togeth- mosques for years, but the logical centre that is fighting been registered against him at tection. We have forwarded the er and defeat the BJP and stage issue of his visits to temples has the BJP can only be the the Konark police station in mail to the Bhubaneswar two is, once the election is over suddenly been publicised. Congress,” he said. Puri district and another at the Deputy Commissioner of then we will decide what hap- “I guess BJP doesn’t like it. “I am ready to take criti- Saheed Nagar police station in Police as the Assembly comes pens,” the Congress chief said. It infuriates them. The BJP feels cisms and questions. Why can’t Bhubaneswar following his under their jurisdiction,” Insisting further about the only they can go to temples,” he the Prime Minister do the derogatory remarks against Sarangi said. possibility of him becoming the said even as he maintained that same. India desperately needs Odisha and its people. Notably, Mitra was arrest- Prime Minister, Rahul said, he has developed a thick skin. healing and listening and all As Mitra’s legal protection ed and subsequently granted “If they (allies) want me, sure... He can understand criticism sections want it,” he said. was ending on October 5, he bail by a New Delhi Court on I will.” During the campaign- and is not disturbed by it. “My Asked about the differ- had moved the Supreme Court September 20. He has been ing for the Karnataka Assembly response is to listen,” he said. ence between his leadership seeking extension of his bail booked under different sec- polls too, Rahul had not shied “Leadership is an evolu- style and that of his mother, tenure on Thursday which was tions of the IPC including 153- away from expressing his intent tion.