对美国来说，取代俄罗斯成为印度第一大武器供应商是一次重大外交胜利，不亚于冷战期间埃及从苏联盟友（以及武器供应）阵营跳到美国阵营。
For the US, displacing Russia as India’s leading arms supplier was a major diplomatic triumph, akin to Egypt’s decision during the Cold War to shift its allegiance – and its arms supplier – from the Soviet Union to America.