The decision comes amid growing uncertainty in U.S.-India trade ties. Trump’s abrupt announcement of a 25% tariff on Indian goods—set to take effect August 7—has caught Indian officials off guard.
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The art of the deal.
I can’t imagine they were ever actually going to buy them anyway. They’re ridiculously expensive and probably aren’t necessary for any of the threats that India is facing.
I mean, one of India threats is China
West always like: ‘We get: your undying geopolitical alliance and exit from BRICS while we undermine and ostracize you at every turn
You get: a couple of call centers and the ability to free yourself from historic allies and most important trade partners.
I truly don’t understand why that didn’t work, everyone told me India has always been best buds with the US
If they wanted planes that crashed all the time they would just buy from Boeing
TACO turn incoming in 3… 2…
Just build 2 million drones instead.
These days, that’s actually a better investment
So, Typhoons, Gripens or Sukhoi?
Weren’t they part of the PAK-FA project? Can’t they salvage something from it?
