Russia supplying China with weapon platforms more powerful than Russian-built systems India has in its arsenals reverses what was the rule in the past. The Hindu
The Dragon Gets A Bear Hug -- The Hindu
Russia and China are revitalising defence ties at a time when relations of both with the U.S. have run into rough waters.
Russia is resuming the supply of advanced weapon platforms to China in a move that may have implications for India.
At the end of last year, Russia concluded a framework agreement with China for the sale of four Amur-1650 diesel submarines. In January it signed another intergovernmental agreement for the supply of Russia’s latest Su-35 long-range fighter planes.
If the deals go through, it will be for the first time in a decade that Russia has delivered offensive weapons to China.
It will also mark the first time that Russia has supplied China with more powerful weapon platforms compared with Russian-built systems India has in its arsenals. In the past, the opposite was the rule.
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