Why Russia’s Export Failures Matter For India

In 2022, Vasabjit Banerjee and Benjamin Tkach wrote, “After Ukraine, Where Will India Buy Its Weapons,” where they explore India’s various defense systems acquisition relationships. Four years later, amid changing geopolitical dynamics and Russia’s ongoing war, we asked them to revisit their arguments.Image: Creative Commons, Flickr user cell105In your 2022 article, “After Ukraine, Where Will India Buy Its Weapons?,” you argued Russia was struggling to meet its weapons export commitments due to a buildup of debt, sanctions, and battlefield losses. In 2026, has Russia’s position changed from strained to structurally incapable as an exporter, or is it still scraping by? We see evidence

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