US President Joe Biden will decide whether to apply or release sanctions in India, one of the American key partners, under the law of Caatsa for the purchase of the S-400 missile defense system from Russia, a senior administrative official has told the lawmakers The US government is needed under domestic law, against American enemies through Sanctions Act (Caatsa) to impose sanctions on any country that has significant transactions with Iran, North Korea or Russia Caatsa is a strong US law that authorizes administration to impose sanctions on countries that buy large defense hardware from Russia in response to Russian Crimea anthesis in 2014 and alleged empedling in the 2016 US presidential election.
Responding to the question of the possibility of Caatsa sanctions in India, Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia and was told by members of the Senate foreign relations sub-committee in the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, and counterterrorism on Wednesday that it was for President Biden Decide whether to register or release sanctions on India “I can assure you that the administration will follow the law of Caatsa and fully implement the law and will consult with Congress when we move forward with one of them. Unfortunately I cannot say is to present the Presidential Decree or (Secretary of State) about neglecting issues or on Sanctions issues, or whether the Russian invasion to Ukraine will bear the decision, “he said Lu said that the Biden government had not yet decided to apply sanctions in India under Caatsa “India is our security partner who is really important now. And that we appreciate the advance of the partnership and I hope part of what happens with extreme criticism that Russia faced is that India will find it is time for further distance,” Lu said.
The senior American diplomat said it would be very difficult for any country to buy the main weapons system from Russia because sweeping sanctions are now placed in Russian banks “What we have seen from India in just the last few weeks, is the cancellation of MIG 29 orders, orders for Russian helicopters and anti-tank weapons orders,” Lu said Lu’s statement came when India faced flak from US Parliamentarians, both the Republican Party and Democrats to choose the United Nations voice on Wednesday to reprimand Russia’s invasion to Ukraine A total of 141 countries chose to support the move condemned Russian invasion to Ukraine and five countries against it, with 35 countries, including India, Abstain Unga resolution similar to the circulation in the 15 Security Council of the country last Friday, where India has been abstained.
UNSC resolution, which received 11 supporting votes and three abstentions, was blocked after Russian permanent members used his veto In October 2018, India has signed a contract of USD 5 billion with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defense missile system, even though there was a warning from that time Trump Administration which continued the contract could invite our sanctions The US has imposed sanctions on Turkey under Caatsa for the purchase of the S-400 missile defense system from Russia Following US sanctions in Turkey on the procurement of the S-400 missile system, there were fears that Washington could wear similar sentence steps in India.
