Should India purchase the fifth-generation fighter jet Su-57 from its longtime ally Russia? Is the Russia-made supersonic bomber better than the US-manufactured F-35? After Moscow offered the jets along with unrestricted technology access to New Delhi, the question has arisen. Ahead of President Vladimir Putin's visit to India next month, Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Russian government-owned defence conglomerate Rostec, offered to sell the plane to India. Chemezov told ANI on the sidelines of the Dubai Air Show that Russia is willing to open the entire fifth-generation ecosystem to India, including the manufacturing of engines, sensors, stealth materials, and more.

Russia offers Su-57 to India

He said, "India and Russia have been partners for many years. Even when India was under sanction

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