S-400 missile deal: India reasserts independent foreign policy

By concluding the S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missile system deal with Russia in the face of Washingtons sanctions on Moscow, India reasserted its independence on foreign policy in adherence with New Delhis stated stand that its ties with one country are free of that with a third country.

After the signing of the deal during the course of the 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin here on Friday, a top source pointed out that India's negotiations for the S-400 missile system began several years before the current US sanctions on Russia came into effect.