US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin inspects a Guard of Honor ceremony in New Delhi today.
No S400 systems have been delivered to India and so the possibility of sanctions was not discussed, he said.India made an initial payment of US$800 million in 2019 towards the Russian purchase and the first set of missile batteries are expected later this year. The leaders of the US, India, Australia and Japan – countries together known as the Quad – held a first summit last week pledging to work together for a free and open Indo-Pacific and to cooperate on maritime and cyber security in the face of challenges from China.
The US has emerged as one of India’s biggest arms sellers, and the two sides are also discussing India’s plan to buy armed drones from the US as well as a large order for over 150 combat jets for the air force and the navy to help narrow the gap with China, Reuters reported on Friday.
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