Senator Cruz believes that imposing CAATSA sanctions on India would be extremely foolish.

A key Republican senator has advised the Biden Administration that imposing penalties on India for buying S-400 missiles from Russia under the harsh Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) would be extremely foolish. The bilateral relationship between India and the United States has worsened under the Biden administration, according to Cruz, who represents Texas in the US Senate. This was evident in their most recent abstention at the United Nations, according to Cruz. I guarantee you that we continue to have an important engagement with India at the highest levels in order to attempt to close that gap and assist India understand the significance that we place on a concerted message to Moscow, Lu added.