India’s Strategic Window For Su-57 And S-500 Deal

India faces a critical decision: Russia’s offer of Su-57 stealth fighters and S-500 air defence systems could plug immediate capability gaps, but the deal’s value depends on full technology transfer, source-code access, and co-production to avoid long-term dependence. Major Gaurav Arya stresses that India has only a limited strategic window to negotiate such terms in an interview with Times of
India faces a critical decision: Russia’s offer of Su-57 stealth fighters and S-500 air defence systems could plug immediate capability gaps, but the deal’s value depends on full technology transfer, source-code access, and co-production to avoid long-term dependence. Major Gaurav Arya stresses that India has only a limited strategic window to negotiate such terms in an interview with Times of
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