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Tuesday, August 05, 2014

India Ignores US Calls For Russian Sanction, Will Go-Ahead With Submarine Purchase

Lada class submarineIndia has rejected calls to join the sanctions program against Russia during US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to New Delhi on Aug. 1, according to various media reports.

India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has maintained that foreign policy will not change with the new government while Kerry added that Washington “will obviously welcome India joining in with respect to [sanctions], but its India’s choice.”

A clear blow to the effort, India remains Russia’s largest consumer of military equipment and is reportedly in talks with Rosoboronexport to lease two Amur-class submarines to the Indian Navy on a fast-track basis.

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