June 8, 2019

An anonymous US State Department official told India’s NDTV at the end of May that New Delhi could face problems similar to those of Turkey over its purchase of S-400 air defence systems from Russia, beginning with diminished cooperation in the defence sphere and ending in sanctions.

The US may try to persuade India to abandon its deal with Russia on the procurement of S-400 air defence systems by offering it fifth-generation F-35 jets in addition to its previous offers to sell American "analogues" to the S-400s, The Economic Times reported.

According to the ET, senior industry leaders and US officials have arrived in India without their purpose being specified. The newspaper noted that no official offer has so far been made to New Delhi. The report also indicated that the Indian government had never requested acquiring F-35 warplanes.

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