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    Question

    CAATSA is associated with which

    Country?
    A India Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B USA Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C China Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Japan Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Russia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The US House of Representatives has passed by voice vote a legislative amendment seeking to exempt India from a law that sanctions nations for purchasing military hardware from Russia. Authored and introduced by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, the amendment wants the Biden administration to use its authority to exempt India from the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). CAATSA The US had enacted CAATSA in 2017 as part of its continuously escalating noose around Russia. The US has already sanctioned China and Turkey for purchasing S-400s from Russia. India has already made the down payment for the $5.4 billion contract with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence system.

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