India’s S-400 purchase to be considered on case-by-case basis: US official

Washington has expressed its wish to work with India to find a path forward where India’s dependence on Russian defence supplies for historic reasons does not put New Delhi at risk of sanctions from the US, according to a senior State Department official who addressed the issue of the Triumf S-400 missile defence system purchase by India.

While there is no blanket waiver for New Delhi to avoid sanctions for buying the Russian-made S-400 system, its repercussions would be considered on a case-by-case basis within a range of options and Washington does not want to degrade India’s defence capabilities, the official said at a media briefing on Wednesday.

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