S-400 deal- India killed many birds with one stone
5th October - Indo-Russia pact on S-400 Missile, nuclear power stations, space and agriculture was signed without waiting for any approval from Washington. In August 2017, the US passed an act CAATSA ( Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ) and recently on 21st September imposed sanctions under the same act upon China and Russia for the deal of the same S-400 in between them. 6th October, the US embassy clarified that CAATSA is not applicable on its strategic partners and allies and indicated no sanctions upon India Now, China is a rival and threat to the US and India had secured a driving seat in the US-India relationship in the current scenario. Since the 1990s Russia was being felt eliminated from India and was drifting towards Pakistan and promoting its interests in Russia-Pak Military relationships and was not supporting India at the International forum on Kashmir Issues. Through this deal, our traditional ally is being brought closer...