Putin's India Visit: How Washington Wanted to Halt India's S-400 Missile Deal with Russia

The US had made efforts to dissuade India from going ahead with its S-400 missile defense system acquisition from Russia. Washington raises concerns about the repercussions under CAATSA sanctions and calls for India to align more closely with its strategic interests. This video unpacks that and how India stood by its defense priorities, and navigated the complex geopolitical balancing act amid rising global tensions.

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00:00By 2015, India expressed formal interest in the S-400 during bilateral discussions with Russia.

00:07An intergovernmental agreement was signed in 2016 during the BRICS summit in Goa,

00:13where India confirmed its intent to purchase five S-400 regiments.

00:18The request for proposal was issued as part of a government-to-government deal

00:22bypassing a competitive bidding process. The deal was valued at over $5 billion,

00:27making it one of India's most expensive defence acquisitions.

00:34Final negotiations took place over 2017-18, addressing pricing, delivery timelines and local offsets.

00:42The contract was formally signed in October 2018 during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India.

00:50The United States under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act,

00:55that is Katsa, a law passed in 2017 to deter countries from engaging in defence deals with Iran,

01:02North Korea and Russia, warned India of potential economic sanctions if it proceeded with the S-400 deal.

01:11Washington argued that buying the S-400 could compromise the security of US-supplied defence

01:18equipment, like the C-17 Globemaster, Apache helicopters and P-8I surveillance aircraft.

01:25US officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis,

01:31held multiple rounds of talks with their Indian counterparts, urging them to reconsider.

01:36Despite intense lobbying and wheel threats from the US, Manohar Parikar stayed firm, reflecting its independent foreign policy stance.

01:47The S-400 deal became a symbol of India's strategic autonomy and willingness to make decisions aligned with its security needs,

01:57rather than geopolitical pressures.

01:59Deliveries of the S-400 began in late 2021, and units have since been deployed in key regions,

02:08including near the China and Pakistan borders, providing India with a significant deterrent and defence capability.

02:16As tensions between India and Pakistan reached a boiling point,

02:20a wave of missiles and drones streaked across the night sky, targeting key Indian cities and military bases.

02:28But India's airspace held firm, shielded by a technological marvel.

02:34The S-400 surface-to-air missile defence system

02:38The S-400 codenamed Sudarshan Chakra by the Indian Air Force intercepted and neutralised dozens of incoming threats,

02:48saving lives and averting escalation.

02:50Each S-400 unit can simultaneously track 160 targets and engage 72 with missiles capable of striking threats up to 400 kilometres away

03:04and at altitudes up to 30 kilometres.

03:07Its rapid activation and mobility made it the backbone of India's air defence in this crisis.

Putin's India Visit: How Washington Wanted to Halt India's S-400 Missile Deal with Russia

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