Seven years after India walked away from a joint stealth fighter program with Russia, calling the Su-57 "Felon" insufficiently advanced, New Delhi is surprisingly back at the negotiating table. The irony isn't lost on defense analysts. India had rejected the very same aircraft in 2018 over concerns about its stealth capabilities and performance, yet now seems ready to reconsider. The question everyone's asking is simple: what changed?

According to recent reports from United 24 Media and Defense Express, Russia is aggressively pitching a deal for 84 Su-57 jets to India. The proposal includes two squadrons delivered directly from Russia, with three to five more potentially manufactured in India through Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Russia is sweetening the offer with significant technology

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