Today post noon Prime Minister Narendra Modi will call Russian President Vladimir Putin today to discuss how the sanctions levied on Russia will affect India. The United States and its allies including the European Union have slapped severe sanctions on Russia. Putin enters day 12 of waging a brutal war against Ukraine.
Last week Boris Johnson British Prime Minister had blocked access to any Russian connected ship to their ports and urged global leadership to ban access to their ports as well including cargo ships and commercial liners.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has assessed how the severe sanctions levied on Russia will directly in some cases and indirectly in others, affect equipping India with high technology and its preparedness to face any imminent from China. He has met with the personnel of the Army, Navy, and IAF to understand the seriousness of this case.
India gets its weapon system, artillery, and missile technology from Russia and it has signed a contract with Russia to equip itself with the S-400 Triumf missile systems.
Joe Biden’s administration is in a catch-22 situation whether to or whether not to levy sanctions on India for the contract it had signed with Russia to receive the S-400 missile systems.
