A top State Department official recently informed Congress that Washington is considering sanctions against India over its acquisition of Russian arms. The US is also pressuring India to distance itself from Moscow in the present Ukraine situation.
According to Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Donald Lu, President Joe Biden is "looking very closely" into whether to impose or waive sanctions on nations that purchase Russian military weapons.
India reportedly purchased S-400 air defense systems from Russia, circumventing a 2017 US statute known as the Countering American Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which was enacted in reply to claims of Russian election tampering.
“I can assure you that the administration will follow the CAATSA law and fully implement that law and will consult with Congress as we move forward with any of them,” Lu told lawmakers.
“What unfortunately I am not able to say is to prejudge the decisions of the p...