handout photograph: This handout photograph released by India's Press Information Bureau PIB on October 05, 2018 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin L signing the visitors book as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, according to The Toronto Star. President Vladimir Putin sought on Thursday to nail down billions of dollars worth of arms deals with India, as New Delhi walks a tightrope between Moscow and Washington with a wary eye on China. The deal was signed in New Delhi during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss nuclear energy, space exploration and trade. HANDOUT / AFP/GETTY IMAGES India has requested that the U.S. grant it a waiver for the deal from sanctions prescribed by the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, a U.S. law passed in August 2017 that is intended to punish Russia for its annexation of Crimea and alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. If the U.S. does impose sanctions on India, it is unclear how India could pay Russia for the military equipment, since the law bars dollar-denominated financial transactions. The U.S. did not spare China from sanctions last month for purchasing its own Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems and fighter jets.
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