| ID | 123943 |
| Title Proper | Is Russia still an attractive partner for India |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Szulc, Tomasz |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the past, India decided to buy Soviet military equipment because of number of reasons. The country aspiring to be a leading role in the non-aligned movement, did not want to be dependent on Western weapons, tensions with China and Pakistan made into duction of more effective weapon an urgent need, attempt to develop indigenous advanced weapons turned out to be a matter of decades rather than years, and last but not the least, Soviet weapons were cheap, relaible and simple. |
| `In' analytical Note | Military Technology Vol.37, No.2; 2013: p.94 |
| Journal Source | Military Technology Vol.37, No.2; 2013: p.94 |
| Key Words | India ; Russia ; Indo-Russian-Relations ; India-International Relation ; India-Defence Procurement ; India-Defence Strategy ; Indo-Russian Cooperation ; Indo-Russian-Defence Procurement ; International Conflicts ; Indo-China-Border Affairs ; Indo-Pak-Border Affairs |