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From Threatening To Begging Azerbaijan Seeks Third Party Help for Indian Weapons!
1-Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict
2-India's Defence Ties with Armenia
3-🇦🇿Request
4-🇮🇳Response
5-Who Is Third Party?
6-🇦🇿-Objective
7-Economic Ties

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1 • Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict!

1.1 • Major Wars:

• First War (1988-1994): Armenia gained control.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Nag…

• Second War (2020): Azerbaijan regained significant territory using advanced Turkish drones and loitering munitions.
militarystrategymagazine.com/article/drones…

• 2023 Conflict: Azerbaijan swiftly reclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh through military operations.
reuters.com/world/what-is-…

1.2 • Armenia's Position: Strong supporter of India's stance on Jammu and Kashmir.
wionews.com/india-news/exc…

• Azerbaijan's Position: Close ties with Turkey and Pakistan, endorsing Pakistan's J&K claims.
livemint.com/news/india/aze…

2 • India's Defence Ties with Armenia!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia%E…

2.1 • Weapons Supplied:
• Rocket Launchers
• Artillery Guns
• Anti-Tank Missiles
• Sniper Rifles
• Ammunition

2.2 • Future Deals: Possibility of Astra missiles for Su-30 fighter aircraft.
business-standard.com/external-affai…

2.3 • Strategic Alliances:

• Armenia's ties with France, a close ally of India.

• Potential collaboration with Greece to transfer obsolete Russian weaponry to Armenia.

3 • 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan's Request?
theprint.in/diplomacy/azer…

3.1 • Offered to match Armenia's defence deals.

• Indicated through a third-party friendly country!

4 • 🇮🇳 India's Response!
theprint.in/diplomacy/azer…

4.1 • Rejected the approach, maintaining bilateral independence.

• Highlighted: "India will not accept a middleman in its foreign policy."

• Stance: Loyalty to friends over opportunism.

5 • Who Is The Third Party?

5.1 • 🇦🇲 Armenia: Supported by India, France, Greece and Iran primarily!

5.2 • Azerbaijan : Supported by Turkey, Pakistan, Israel

5.3 • Azerbaijan: Shia majority but opposed by Iran and therefore supported by Israel!

5.4 • Clearly it is Israel which can be that friendly third party!

6 • 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - Objective!

6.1 • Rift in India's support to 🇦🇲Armenia by using it's Petrol-money
• It gains superior weapons:
• Indigenous, cost-effective, and reliable.
• Proven track record in diverse conditions.

6.2 • Examples of Excellence:

• Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher: High precision and destructive capability.

• BrahMos Missile: Among the world's most lethal supersonic cruise missile.

7 • 🇮🇳India-🇦🇿Azerbaijan Economic Ties!

7.1 • Economic Relations:

• Bilateral trade: $1.435 billion (2023).

• India as Azerbaijan's 3rd largest crude oil customer.
indianembassybaku.gov.in/page/bilateral…

7.2 • Investments:

• ONGC's stake in Azeri-Chirag- Gunashli (ACG) oil fields and Baku- Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.

• Extension of Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) until 2049.
ongcindia.com/web/hi/w/the-a…

7.3 • Tourism Growth:

201,000 Indian tourists visited Azerbaijan in 2024.
tourismboard.az/page/247-india…

8 • Defence Strategy:

Supporting trusted partners without compromising on ethics.

8.2 • Diplomatic Strength:

Independent decision- making, rejecting external influence.

8.3 • Economic Prudence:

Maintaining robust trade relations while prioritizing strategic alliances.

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