Before Putin’s visit to India, Russia proposes a joint construction of the T-14 Aurmata tank

Russia proposes co-producing advanced T-14 Armata tanks with India during Putin’s upcoming visit, enhancing defense collaboration despite Western pressures. The tank’s AI and drone-resistant tech could modernize India’s armored fleet.

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India this year, which will be the first time after the Ukraine War. Prior to this visit, Russia has proposed not only to make India in India in India, but now it is also ready for the joint construction of the modern T-14 Aurmata tank. This tank is considered among the most advanced and powerful tanks in the world.

Russia wants to develop special variants of this tank together with India, which is according to the needs of the Indian Army. It is planned to make it with the Indian company in a joint venture. India has been taking tanks from Russia for a long time, such as the T-72 and T-90, which are now old. In such a situation, the Indian Army is in dire need of new-generation tanks.

What's so special about T-14 Armata tank?

The T-14 Armata tank is completely digital and has an unmanned turret, i.e., the crew does not sit in the turret. The crew is seated in a safe, armored capsule. It has the ability to deal with AI technology, monitoring, and drone attacks. Russia is willing to share this technique and wants to introduce this tank for India's FRCV (Future Ready Combat Vehicle).

Russia's T-14 tank is 55 tons and can be run even in extremely cold weather, which can prove useful in areas such as Ladakh and Arunachal. It has a 125 mm gun, which can fire laser-guided missiles.

However, this decision will not be easy for India due to restrictions and pressures from Western countries. Former US President Trump has also threatened India to apply a 125% tariff on purchasing oil from Russia. Despite this, negotiations between India and Russia on defense partnership are moving forward.

Putin: The Impact Player

India has witnessed an unprecedented trend of surging exports to the US alongside increasing imports from China. Analysts suggest China may be rerouting its exports to the US through India to avoid tariffs imposed by the US.

Putin also wants to revive the Russia–India–China (RIC) trilateral dialogue that emerged in the late 1990s, rooted in former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov’s vision of a trilateral Eurasian power bloc to balance Western dominance.