CAATSA

CAATSA is that bill that was passed on 27 July 2017. The USA first tried to implement it over Iran, North Korea, and Russia however due to India’s defensive and commercial contract being associated with Russia and Iran that is why the impact is also indirectly imposed over India and its foreign policy. This type of sanction act is the possible form of America’s sanction act that provides the biggest advisory over India’s looms large through the sanction criteria. The CAATSA sanction act comes under the 231 section for managing international relationships more conveniently. During the Indian purchase of weapon S-400 from Russia this sanction act was of specific interest. 

Discussion

CAATSA and its background

This CAATSA sanction act has the major advisory above the several incidents that have a major impact over the international relationship management and not only India; other several countries are also initiated within this CAATSA act assessment.

• Crimea annexation 2014 of Russia and the alleged intervention of the USA’s 2016 polls and to resist future procurement by any country this sanction is used. 
• The nuclear missile program of Iran and its progress has been the biggest threat for any country and the USA is no exception. Israel is  the biggest example that is associated with the threat of Iran’s missile power and to manage this process USA is coming up with this sanction that gives control over Iran and their weapon management
• North Korea’s military weapon distribution or nuclear program is one of the biggest threats for the whole world and that’s why it is necessary to control them for a better future with better international relationship management. North Korea and its missile threat over several countries can be restricted through the CAATSA sanction  

India’s concern over CAATSA

This Sanction act is mostly associated with Russia, North Korea, and Iran. CAATSA implementation over India is also linked to India’s armament purchasing power from Russia and other countries. The entire sanction legislation is concerned with the measuring of international political relations. India has been ordered to stop purchasing weapons from Russia and other countries; otherwise, India will be blamed. Even in a ground fight involving China and India within the LAC, they were advised to refrain from purchasing weapons from Russia and to include this CAATSA sanction in order to manage a better international relationship, but India did not listen to America in this regard. Some important contexts are working within this context,

• There was a deal of buying a jet fighter from Russia associated with India and for this USA still take their valuable position within the CAATSA
• 21 MiG-29 fighter planes and their procurement were approved for India by The Defense Acquisition Council. This upgraded Russian weapon buying process is associated with the acquisition process related to MKI aircraft
•  In terms of purchasing the S-400 missile from Russia, the sanction process of the USA’s CAATSA and its consequences are constricted with government regulation 
• Under the Countering America’s Adversaries via Penalties Act (CAATSA), the US administration is required to impose sanctions on any country that has significant transactions with Iran, North Korea, or Russia..

CAATSA sanctions India

The number of incidents involving India and its defence partnership with the United States is increasing. There are a number of weapons, and their import-export management has a significant impact on both countries. This CAATSA penalty prohibits India from purchasing weapons from Russia where the United States gains economic clout as a result of the transaction, and the CAATSA sanction also affects India’s international relationship management with Russia and the United States. The S-400 transaction, or the purchase of crude oil from Iran, is the focal point of this entire sanctions procedure. This process takes into account a number of factors, including the threat posed to India as a result of the sanction’s acquisition. The CAATSA sanction legislation was an attempt by the United States to gain control of the global economic process. In addition, India and the United States have formed a number of friendly alliances. It is important to note that the S-400 sale would not have a detrimental influence on the US-India relationship, and that the procurement will be finished by 2025. Both are concerned about the overall system as well as the legal systems of the four countries.

Conclusion

CAATSA is a sanction law that was devised by the United States, signed by the American president, and attempted to impose sanctions on the world’s four most powerful countries. The US intends to restrain Russia, Iran, and North Korea and their development in different areas ranging from missile acquisition to crude oil distribution, and the application of these sanctions has harmed India and other countries..