India buys $7B in Arms from Russia

[Nawazish]

Reporting from New Delhi India signed five deals Friday to purchase more than $7 billion in hardware and expertise from Russia, including an aircraft carrier, a fleet of MIG-29 fighters, defense and space technology and at least 12 civilian nuclear reactors.

On the minds of both parties, analysts said, was a nation not present at the signing. "China will be the ghost in the room," wrote analyst C. Raja Mohan in an opinion piece this week in the Indian Express.

Having a working aircraft carrier -- India's only carrier, the 50-year-old British-built Viraat, rarely leaves port -- should allow India to expand its presence in the Indian Ocean. India has watched China in recent years forge strategic port alliances with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar as part of Beijing's South Asian "string of pearls" strategy.

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[gazoomartian]

Reporting from New Delhi India signed five deals Friday to purchase more than $7 billion in hardware and expertise from Russia, including an aircraft carrier, a fleet of MIG-29 fighters, defense and space technology and at least 12 civilian nuclear reactors.

On the minds of both parties, analysts said, was a nation not present at the signing. "China will be the ghost in the room," wrote analyst C. Raja Mohan in an opinion piece this week in the Indian Express.

Having a working aircraft carrier -- India's only carrier, the 50-year-old British-built Viraat, rarely leaves port -- should allow India to expand its presence in the Indian Ocean. India has watched China in recent years forge strategic port alliances with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar as part of Beijing's South Asian "string of pearls" strategy.

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India is acting like a kid in a candy store. with over US$300B in reserve they are on shopping spree regardless how badly that money is need at home for poverty and education and minority affairs.

on the other hand good for the Russians that they found such a sucker with tonnes of $ in bank account, dont know what to do with it. India is an excellent dumping ground for Russian's arms&ammo. hopefully these are duds too.

Sahee kaha kisi ney: Jub be waqoof key paas paisey hon to chalak to faida uthaega hi.

I am sure Mr Singh et al are getting good cut on the sale [clap]

 

[contra]

1. In a perfect world there would be no war and no child will go hungry...
But, we don't live in a perfect world.

2. Here one "Ideology" tries to dominate the other...

3. I think arms race is much better than a direct conflict with Pakistan, because an arms race is like a slow poison...

 

[yeh mera india]

Gazoooooo bhai this is not a pakistani goverment nor they dealing with pakistani people.

 

[gazoomartian]

Reporting from New Delhi India signed five deals Friday to purchase more than $7 billion in hardware and expertise from Russia, including an aircraft carrier, a fleet of MIG-29 fighters, defense and space technology and at least 12 civilian nuclear reactors.

On the minds of both parties, analysts said, was a nation not present at the signing. "China will be the ghost in the room," wrote analyst C. Raja Mohan in an opinion piece this week in the Indian Express.

Having a working aircraft carrier -- India's only carrier, the 50-year-old British-built Viraat, rarely leaves port -- should allow India to expand its presence in the Indian Ocean. India has watched China in recent years forge strategic port alliances with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar as part of Beijing's South Asian "string of pearls" strategy.

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Indian have long history of corruption, difference is that in Pak we expose ours.

Rajiv Gandhi stole $1B in Swedish technology deal.... it was publicised only for a while until he stifled the media

 

[yeh mera india]

gazoooo bhai finally you all agrees pakistan has been exposed in every wrong doing.

 

[gazoomartian]

gazoooo bhai finally you all agrees pakistan has been exposed in every wrong doing.

sali ji, english theek sey parha karo

 

[yeh mera india]

gazooooo bhai did i read anything wrong.