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Indian officials: India currently sees no need to purchase new weapons from Moscow.
According to a report from Jin10 on August 8, a Russian source familiar with the talks and an Indian official revealed that Moscow has been actively lobbying New Delhi to purchase new defense technologies, such as the S-500 surface-to-air missile system, in recent months. Two Indian officials stated that India currently sees no need to purchase new weapons from Moscow. However, one of the officials indicated that India is unlikely to completely eliminate its dependence on Russian arms, as the decades-long partnership between the two countries means that India's military systems will continue to require support from Moscow.