The teges fihter jet was approved back in nineteeneighty three by inderagandeus and the prime minister. But it only entered service in two thousand 16, which was about two decades later than originally planned. There are concerns that some of these indian defence manufacturers have relationships with russia going back many decades. Theydeed do joint production with russian weapons companies.
President Jair Bolsonaro, an unabashed fan of Donald Trump, is telegraphing that he may not accept a loss in the October election—there is too much at stake for him and his family. The West has a delicate chance to stem the tide of Russian weapons that have long been pouring into India. And why America is rebranding a much-maligned fish.
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