The Biden administration is considering sanctions on India over New Delhi’s stockpile of Russian weapons, a State Department official told Congress on Thursday.
Donald Lu, the assistant secretary of State for South Asian affairs, said the US might sanction India under the Countering American Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which was passed in 2017.
The CAATSA allows the president to impose sanctions over the transfer of Russian military equipment and was used by the Trump administration to target Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missiles.
“It’s a question we’re looking at very closely, as the administration is looking at the broader question over whether to apply sanctions under CAATSA or to waive those sanctions,” Lu said.
In recent years, the US had increased military cooperation with India as part of its strategy to counter China. But New Delhi still maintains close ties with Moscow, and India is balancing its relationships with the two powers as it approaches the issue of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
At the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, India abstained from voting to condemn Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Lu said Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other State Department officials have urged India “to take a clearer position, a position opposed to Russia’s action.”
Nothing like driving India further into the arms of Russia.
Isn’t it lovely to see such democratic behavior from the USA, and the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty you want for Ukraine being removed from NATO ally Germany and now long-term ally India.
The USA is the tyical school bully ifit can`t have it`s own way it turns to violence.
Typical, you are with us or against us.
So Biden is hellbent on making Russia a “pariah”, make their economy “reel” and whip them into submission.
As a pariah, Russia will be N Korea on steroids, already armed, cocked and ready. It will reach a point when they get to the bottom of the pit at which point pressing “the button” will feel more like a relief.
They claim Putin is unhinged?
Time for the ROTW to wake up and see the US for what it is, the strutting playground bully.
I think that’s already well on its way. Just a matter of the ROTW figuring out what to do about it. Russia and China will soon be offering them even more alternatives.
king of hill plays by its own rules which is not Rule of law, is it?
Why do I keep thinking of “Freedom Fries”?
Heh…Wars, did you read the article about banning the exportation of pedigreed cats from Russia? (Presumably Russian Blues and Siberians.)
If JCPOA fails, I guess Persian cats will be next 🙄
Economic war with India on the anti-Russian model would be interesting given that so many Western CEOs are Indian.
Russians weren’t nearly as plugged into all the world, plus India is part of the UK Commonwealth.
India would probably sanction right back.