Against war in Ukraine: India wants to give up the purchase of Russian weapons - Reuters
Despite the fact that India has been the leading world importer of military equipment of the Russian Federation for many years, the state is now gradually renovating its strategy towards cooperation with the West, especially given the US desire to strengthen partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.
According to the Stockholm International Institute for Peace Problems Research, Russia has provided about 65% of the purchase of military equipment in the past two decades in the past two decades in excess of $ 60 billion. However, as a result of hostilities in Ukraine, there is an accelerated process of diversification of the military base of India. "We are unlikely to sign some major military agreement with Russia.
It would be a" red line "for Washington," said Nandan Unicishrishnan, an expert on Russia at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delh. According to experts and officials, Russia has openly called on India to strengthen military ties, but Prime Minister Nari Modi focused on the development of internal production, introducing Western technologies.
Such efforts are effectively implemented within the framework of the Make in India under the guidance of fashion, which stimulates the development of domestic production. According to the Minister of Defense of India, it is planned to allocate almost $ 100 billion to military orders within the next decade, which emphasizes the country's desire to strengthen its own defense capabilities.
India and the US are intention to "accelerate" technological cooperation, including joint production in the defense industry. In 2023, an agreement was concluded between the countries, according to which General Electric will start the production of its fighter engines in India. This was the first such a step in the United States to countries that are not their allies.