Putin India Visit: The Russian-made S-400 air defence system proved decisive during India’s Operation Sindoor earlier this year. The Indian Air Force hailed the S-400 — a cutting-edge surface-to-air missile platform — as the ‘game-changer’ of the three-day confrontation.

Now, with Russian President Vladimir Putin set to arrive in India today, New Delhi is setting its sights on the S-400’s bigger, stronger, and smarter successor: the S-500 Prometheus air shield.

Belousov will be part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's delegation to India. The talks between the two defence ministers will take place a day ahead of the summit meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Putin.

During the meeting with Belousov, the Indian side is likely to push for the supply of military hardware wit

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