At present, the United States has approved the plan to sell 31 MQ-9B "Sky Guardian" UAVs to India. According to the latest information, the total value of this transaction is about 39$900 million. In addition to UAVs, equipment such as 170 AGM-114R "Hellfire" missiles and 310 GBU-39B laser small-diameter bombs were covered.
The cooperation agreement was reached during a visit to the United States by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June last year. It is worth noting that before the United States approved the arms sales order, it had suspended the request for India to investigate a plot to assassinate a US citizen.
At the time, the accusation of an Indian security **allegedly** Sikh leader living in New York, Pannu, raised eyebrows. Now it is believed that the United States may temporarily put aside its contradictions with India for the sake of economic interests.
Why is India no longer buying from Russia** and is buying from the United States? Over the past two decades, 65 percent of India's military equipment has come from Russia, with a value of more than $60 billion.
But now, India has abandoned Russia's ** and has begun to purchase from the United States. This change has raised eyebrows. In addition to taking into account India's plans to buy fighter jets from France and adopt European technology to produce submarines, I think the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has also accelerated the process of diversifying India's procurement**.
But is this really just one reason? In fact, Russia's performance in the war in Ukraine has disappointed India. Not only Russia's ** lags behind the United States, but also inferior to the ** made in European countries. If India continues to buy Russia's **, isn't it laying a hidden danger for the country's national defense?
Moreover, it is well known that India has always had a dream of great power. Modi** maintains friendly relations with Russia while modestly moving closer to the West, which helps to realize their dream of becoming a great power. The cooperation with the United States has opened up a new path of military cooperation and further strengthened the strategic partnership between the United States and India.
But what will Russia think about this? Against the backdrop of the escalating conflict in Ukraine and the confrontation between the United States and Russia, India's action is to some extent equivalent to choosing the United States, what kind of signal does this mean for Russia?
This is extremely unfavorable news for Russia. According to Russian military expert Perendiev, India's refusal to buy the Russian Federation's ** can lead to the loss of its defense capability, which can negatively affect India's defense capability.
I understand that the logic that the use of advanced American ** will lead to the loss of defense capability sounds a bit exaggerated, but Perendiev's real intention is to warn India that they may regret doing so, and that once Russian-Indian relations deteriorate, there will be nothing good for India at all.
Especially as Western countries continue to increase pressure on Russia, India is worried that it will be countered by Russia. So does India really plan to choose the United States and stay away from Russia? In fact, India wants to maintain a balance between the United States and Russia.
February** Dynamic Incentive Program The United States to India *** does not mean that the US-India relationship will be solid, and similarly, India does not buy Russia** does not mean that they want to stay away from Russia.