WHY INDIA IS BUYING RUSSIAN S 400 INSTEAD OF AMERICA'S PATRIOT PAC 3 ?
India has been in the market for acquiring a long-range air defense system. The idea was to have Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) near the border to counter Pakistani and Chinese aircraft and cruise missiles.
According to reports, India has decided to acquire 5 regiments of Russian-made S-400 Triumf advanced Air Defense Systems and the price has now been finalized.
Currently, Indian and Russian side are working to prevent American sanctions on India under Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) for buying Russian weapons platform.
CAATSA has been deployed against Russia by the U.S in August 2017 for probable interference in the 2016 presidential election process. In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why India is buying RUSSIAN S 400 even with risks of U.S sanctions instead of AMERICA'S PATRIOT PAC 3