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S-400 Triumf deal
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- India has concluded price negotiations with Russia for a nearly Rs 40,000 crore deal to procure S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems for the Indian Air Force.
- The two countries are now trying to find a way out to evade the provisions of a US law (Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act - CAATSA) that seeks to punish countries and entities engaged in agreement with the defence or intelligence establishment of Russia.
- The US had announced sanctions against Russia under the stringent law for its alleged meddling in the American presidential election in 2016.
- India wants to procure the long-range missile systems to tighten its air defence mechanism, particularly along the nearly 4,000-km-long Sino-India border.
- In 2016, India and Russia had signed an agreement on the 'Triumf' interceptor-based missile system which can destroy incoming hostile aircraft, missiles and even drones at ranges of up to 400 km.
- S-400 is known as Russia's most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system.
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