{"id":195114,"date":"2026-02-17T12:09:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=195114"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:09:43","slug":"india-delays-russias-su-57e-fighter-deal-under-us-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/02\/17\/india-delays-russias-su-57e-fighter-deal-under-us-pressure.html","title":{"rendered":"India delays Russia\u2019s Su-57E fighter deal under US pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-195115\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/SU57E.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/SU57E.jpg 524w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/SU57E-299x220.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi: India appears to be postponing the long-anticipated procurement of Russian Su-57E fighter jets, reportedly bowing to growing pressure from Washington.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, New Delhi is reassessing the deal amid fears of U.S. retaliation, raising concerns over the country\u2019s strategic autonomy. The move could signal a shift away from a tested defence partner in Russia toward deeper alignment with American strategic interests.<\/p>\n<p>Experts and observers warn that compromising on long-standing defence cooperation with Russia could undermine India\u2019s military readiness and regional leverage. They stress that such decisions, driven by external pressures, may limit India\u2019s independent foreign and defence policy options in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The reports have sparked debate over the implications for India\u2019s defence planning, sovereignty, and ability to maintain balanced strategic partnerships amid rising global tensions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: India appears to be postponing the long-anticipated procurement of Russian Su-57E fighter jets, reportedly bowing to growing pressure from Washington. According to Kashmir Media Service, New Delhi is reassessing the deal amid fears of U.S. retaliation, raising concerns over the country\u2019s strategic autonomy. The move could signal a shift away from a tested &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":195115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/SU57E.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195116,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195114\/revisions\/195116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}