America had objection to the purchase of S-400 missile system, now the bill has been passed, relief to India
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed an amended bill granting India a special exemption from CAATSA sanctions for purchasing the S-400 missile defense system from Russia. The amended bill, introduced by Indian-American lawmaker Ro Khanna, seeks exemption from the ‘Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act’ (CAATSA) to help India deter an aggressive country like China from the administration of US President Joe Biden. You have been requested to exercise your right to get it.
The amended bill was passed by voice vote on Thursday during the discussion in the House on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Khanna said, “The US should stand by India in view of China’s increasingly aggressive stance.” As Vice President of the India Caucus, I am working to strengthen the partnership between our countries and ensure that India can defend itself along the Indo-China border.
“This amendment is very important and I am proud to see that it has been passed with the support of both the parties,” he said. In his remarks in the House, Khanna said that nothing is more important in America’s strategic interest than the US-India partnership.
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CAATSA sanctions became a point of discussion between India and the US after New Delhi signed the S-400 missile deal with Russia. Washington was considering whether to impose sanctions on India due to this deal.
The Bill states that the ‘United States-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies’ (ICET) is a welcome and necessary step to develop closer partnerships between governments, academia and industry in both countries to develop artificial intelligence, quantum Adopt the latest advances in computing, biotechnology, aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing.
It said such partnerships between engineers and computer scientists are critical to ensuring that the US and India, as well as other democracies around the world, can promote innovation and technological advancement so that they can outpace the technology of Russia and China. .
CAATSA, introduced in the year 2017, has a provision to take punitive action against any country doing defense and intelligence transactions with Russia. It was brought in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and Moscow’s alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
