New Delhi: For days, chatter around Turkey’s S-400 air defence system kept getting louder. Many of these claims revolved around the idea that Ankara was weighing a major decision that could potentially create a path for the Russian-made system to reach India.

The noise grew because Turkey has been under pressure. If Ankara wants to find its way back into the US-led F-35 programme, it must give up the S-400 system. Set years ago by Washington, that condition still hangs in the air.

As a result, rumours travelled fast that Turkey might offload the system to ease tensions with the United States and that India could be a possible recipient.

But Ankara has now stepped in with a clear answer.

Turkey’s Firm Denial

On Tuesday (December 9), senior military officials in Turkey put all speculat

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