India pauses plans to buy US arms after Trump’s tariffs
New Delhi, according to three officials who know the issue, after the tariffs given by President Donald Trump, the first concrete sign of the first concrete unpleasant sign of new US weapons and plans to provide plans to supply plans.
India was planning to send Rajnath Singh to Washington for a announcement about some purchases in the coming weeks, but this trip was canceled, he said.
On August 6, Trump brought 25 percent more tariffs to Indian goods for Russian oil purchases for Russian oil purchases, which meant that Russia had financed Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.
This increased the total task in Indian exports to 50 percent – one of the highest US commercial partner.
The President said that he has a quick return to the tariffs and is actively controversial with India, Washington.
One of the authorities said India’s clarity about the direction of tariffs and dual vineyards and that defense purchases may continue when it was “not just expected”.
Another official said that no written instructions were given to pause the purchases, but that Delhi had the option of rapidly reversing, although there was no further movement for now ”.
After the publication of this story, the Indian government issued a statement attributed to the source of a Ministry of Defense and described a pause news in the talks as “wrong and fabricated”.
In a statement, the supply stated that it is progressing in accordance with the “existing procedures”.
Delhi, who has established a close partnership with the United States in recent years, has been unjustly targeted and continued to trade with Moscow when Washington and his European allies were interested.
Reuters reports that the debate about the purchases of Stryker war vehicles made by India’s Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, India’s General Dynamics land systems and anti -javelin -tank missiles were paused for the first time due to tariffs.
Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in February that these elements plan to maintain their procurement and joint production.
Two people said Singh is currently planning to announce the purchase of six Boeing P8i reconnaissance planes and support systems for the Indian Navy during the preventive trip.
According to the authorities, negotiations to ensure that the plane’s proposed $ 3.6 billion ($ 5.5 billion) agreement was at a further stage.
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, interrogated Indian and US governments.
Raytheon did not return the request.
India’s deepening with the United States, which was fueled by China with common strategic competitions, has been heralded by many US analysts as one of the key areas of foreign policy progress under the administration of Trump.
Delhi was the world’s second largest weapon importer and Russia is traditionally the best supplier.
However, according to the International Peace Research Institute of Stockholm Think-Tank, India has been importing from Western powers such as France, Israel and the United States in recent years.
The change in suppliers was partly due to the restrictions on Russia’s ability to export weapons, which heavily used Ukraine in the occupation.
According to Western analysts, some Russian weapons performed badly on the battlefield.
One of the Indian authorities said that the wider US-India defense partnership, including intelligence sharing and common military exercises, continued without hiccups.
India is also open to scaling oil imports from Russia and is open to other places, including the United States, if it can receive similar prices compared to the other two Indian sources.
One of the authorities said Trump’s threats and anti -US nationalism in India, “Modi’s political difficult for the US to switch from Russia to the United States,” he said.
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