Putin offers Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter to India, pitches co-production deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered India the Sukhoi Su-57, Russia's fifth-generation stealth fighter, and proposed joint production of the aircraft in India, underscoring the long-standing strategic partnership between the two countries.Moscow has been New Delhi's principal defence supplier for decades. However, supply chain disruptions and delivery delays linked to the war in Ukraine have prompted India to diversify its military procurement and reduce its dependence on any single source.Against this backdrop, India has launched the Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, an ambitious indigenous project aimed at developing the country's own fifth-generation fighter jet.

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