US Senators Urge Biden to Avoid India Sanctions Over Russian Deal

US Senators Urge Biden to Avoid India Sanctions Over Russian Deal
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, on Sept. 24, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
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NEW DELHI—Two U.S. senators have urged President Joe Biden to waive sanctions against India over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system, saying such a punitive measure would endanger growing cooperation.

India signed a $5.5 billion deal with Russia in 2018 for five of the surface-to-air missile systems for defense against longtime adversary Pakistan, and China, with which it is locked in a standoff on their disputed border.