US Gives Relief To India Against Sanctions Act: Historical Step For New Delhi In Obtaining Russian Weaponry
The US House of Representatives, on July 14, approved an amendment allowing India to waiver against the punitive CAATSA sanctions. The move is an essential step for New Delhi's purchase of Russian weaponry, India's former ambassador to the US, Navtej Sarna, states the development. "It's an essential step to an ultimate waiver for India's purchase of Russian weaponry," he said. On 14 July, the US House of Representatives passed a legislative amendment to National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) by voice vote. The amendment covers the way for an India-specific waiver against the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions -- a strict law that authorises the US government put sanctions on countries that obtain major defence hardware from Russia. CAATSA be...
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