The Indian government abandoned the idea of buying F-35 fighters from US fighters, bloomberg written.
According to Bloomberg, Indian officials have informed the United States not to be interested in having these aircraft, although President Donald Trump's proposal on the visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House in February.
Instead of shopping for defense, the Indian government is considering increasing natural gas imports, communication and gold equipment from the United States. According to sources, these measures can help reduce Indian trade surplus in relations with the United States for three to four years.
Indian authorities are interested in general design and production of defense products in their territory, and do not buy expensive American fighters directly, the document said. According to sources, although Washington, wishing to expand its sales sales, New Delhi did not plan new defense contracts with the United States.
Previously, Trump threatened India with a 25%task. India promised the US reaction to introduce 25 percent of Trump mission.
In March, it was reported that the Indian government was considering the possibility of Russia's Su-57 fighters to replace the US F-35. The Indian government also studied the possibility of organizing local Su-57 production in India.