India, Russia's largest arms exporter, is considering how to reduce arms exports to Russia so that it can become closer to Western countries without pushing Russia to China, Reuters recently cited information.
Despite the constant pressure on India, Modi is now more focused on bringing in Western technology to localize its equipment and parts, despite the ongoing pressure on the Russian side. One India expert even put it bluntly: "It is unlikely that we will sign a large-scale ** deal with Russia at the moment, because it touches the bottom line of the United States." ”
Obviously, India is also hesitating, they want to take advantage of the Russian-Ukrainian war to get rid of excessive dependence on Russian equipment as soon as possible, buy more advanced ** from Western countries, and upgrade and upgrade. The United States and India signed a deal in June to authorize General Electronics to build F414 engines in India to arm the latest Tejas MK2 fighter jets.
India, on the other hand, is concerned about cutting Russian-made imports, distancing itself from Putin's policies, pushing Russia more against China and thus undermining its geostrategic advantage in the region.
It is understandable that India has such a thought, because India has always maintained a balance of power centered on the United States and Russia. Among them, India participates in the four major cooperative partnerships led by the United States, Japan, India and Australia on the one hand, and multilateral cooperation institutions such as the BRIC and Shanghai Cooperation on the other. Suffice it to say, India has adopted a left-to-right strategy both diplomatically and diplomatically.
India has indeed benefited from cooperation with Russia after the Russia-Ukraine war. Mention of India's purchase of S400 anti-aircraft missile systems and economic investments in the Russian Far East are actions for strategic intentions. India can indeed export arms to Russia. Arms between India and Russia** were mentioned, including the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, AK-203 assault rifles, etc.
India and Russia signed an important deal, the reason why it is regarded as the "bottom line" is not because India can provide enough funding to Russia, but more importantly, such a deal is undoubtedly a good political means for Russia to create Moscow to break through the blockade of Western countries.
But in fact, for India, they value the west more. Thus, we can see that India and Russia are getting farther and farther apart, but this step is going slowly and carefully, because of two points.
First, India is still very dependent on Russian arms, and it is impossible to sell all of them at once. Russia's market share fell from 22% to 16% between 2018 and 2022. Market share data for different time periods, such as: 3% and 27%, etc. These figures are well below 57%. It is mentioned that Russia's global share fell to 16%, but this has nothing to do with the Indian arms market. In addition to this, India will need to rely on Russia's help in order to gain more support. And once the procurement of Russian military equipment is stopped, the Indian military will inevitably bear a great burden, and it will also weaken the combat effectiveness of the Indian military for a long time.
The second is that India still wants to maintain ties between India and Russia, to obtain funds from European countries by buying cheap ** from Russia. As soon as the Russian-Ukrainian war began, India imported a batch of cheap and high-quality ** from Russia, which was then refined and processed, and then sold to Europe, from which it made huge profits.
It is rumored that India is very interested in Saudi Arabia's **, after all, Russia's **, want lower, but the number is not much, which is also a hint that Russia is willing to reduce prices. Indian Oil Minister Hadeep Singh Puri wants Russia to cut prices for India's oil, otherwise India will reduce its oil imports from Russia.
Third, India is afraid of getting too close to Russia, thus pulling Russia to China's side. A key factor in Russia's development of India-Russia relations is the impact of the China-Russia-India trilateral strategy on China, so as to obtain the greatest benefits. India, on the other hand, is happy to see Russia and China play games and is actively cooperating with India and Russia.
The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on China-Russia relations is complex and multifaceted. All mentioned the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Sino-Russian relations, but none of them clearly pointed out that the Russian-Ukrainian war directly led to the rapid development of Sino-Russian relations. Particular emphasis was placed on the complexity of state-to-state relations and the inability to simply link the Russia-Ukraine conflict with the development of Sino-Russian relations.
Essentially, the contradiction of the Indians is that India does not have enough power to become a great power, but it does not have enough power and does not have enough power to create more influence, so they have to go with the flow. India has indeed historically been called a "great power". It is mentioned that the kingdom of Tanesha became one of the four great powers of North India between 586 and 606.
Full text summary. Reuters reported that India, Russia's largest arms exporter, is considering reducing arms exports to Russia in order to strengthen relations with Western countries. Despite Russia's constant pressure on India, Modi is more focused on introducing Western technology to localize equipment and parts. However, India is also hesitating, hoping to take advantage of the Russia-Ukraine war to get rid of its over-dependence on Russian equipment and buy more advanced ** for upgrades and upgrades. India's concern about cutting Russian-made imports could distance itself from Putin's policies, pushing Russia against China and undermining its geostrategic advantage in the region. India has always maintained a balance of power centered on the United States and Russia. India has adopted a strategy of swaying from left to right, both diplomatically and diplomatically. India has indeed benefited from cooperation with Russia after the Russia-Ukraine war. India and Russia signed an important ** deal, but the deal is seen as the "bottom line", which is undoubtedly a good political means for Russia to create a breakthrough in Moscow's blockade by Western countries. India still wants to maintain ties between India and Russia, to get money from European countries by buying cheap ** from Russia. India is afraid of getting too close to Russia and thus pulling Russia over to China's side. The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on China-Russia relations is complex and multifaceted. Historically, India has been known as a "great power".