India is moving swiftly to seal a multibillion-dollar defence agreement with Armenia for the export of Su-30MKI fighter jets, in what officials and analysts see as New Delhi’s most assertive counter to Pakistan’s expanding military cooperation with Azerbaijan. The development comes weeks after Islamabad confirmed the sale of 40 JF-17C Block-III fighters to Baku, deepening the military axis between the two countries. However, there is no official confirmation so far.

According to reports, the Su-30MKI deal—estimated at $2.5–3 billion—is now in its final stages. If concluded, it would mark Armenia’s largest military procurement in history, underscoring its attempt to narrow the widening power gap with Azerbaijan following the latter’s decisive victories in the 2020 and 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh

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