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In News: A US congressional conference report paved the way for waiver to countries such as India from the punitive Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act or CAATSA, which is primarily aimed at targeting Russian intelligence agencies and other entities engaged in cyberattacks.
The Senate and House Armed Services Committee in a joint conference report to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)-2019 provided a modified waiver to section 231 of CAATSA. The proposed modified waiver requires presidential certifications designed to protect US alliances, military operations, and sensitive technology.
What is CATSA?
CATSA was signed into law in August 2017 and went into effect in January this year; mandates the Trump administration to punish entities engaging in significant transaction with the defence or intelligence sectors of Russia.
India uses a large amount of Russian military equipment, from combat planes to ships and submarines, and is in the final stages of negotiating a $6 billion deal to buy S-400 long range surface to air missile systems from Russia.
The law is designed to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for the
Conditions under which Trump can seek a waiver for allies: The administration has to certify that
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