Bloomberg: India has decided to stop buying weapons from Russia

Instead, New Delhi is increasing its purchase of weapons from Western countries.

India has sharply reduced orders for defense equipment from of Russiainstead began to purchase it from Western countries.

This is discussed in the article Bloomberg.

Last year, India bought 36% of its total arms from Russia, compared to 76% in 2009. This is a sharp change in policy from a country that has been purchasing weapons from the Russian Federation for many years.

The paper's sources among Indian officials say plans to jointly develop and manufacture helicopters and advanced fighter jets with Russia have also been shelved.

In addition, India also decided to reject plans to rent a submarine from Russia to train its military, as it began building its own submarines.

Russia must supply India with two more warships and anti-missile shield batteries that were…