\u201810 or 12 days\u2019: Trump gives Putin fresh deadline to end Ukraine war<\/a><\/p>\nThere was no official word on the matter from the Ukrainian embassy in New Delhi. However, Ukraine\u2019s defence intelligence directorate or HUR has reported about the Indian-origin components found in Shahed drones on its official Facebook page and Telegram channel.<\/p>\n
Several requests for a comment from Vishay Intertechnology, a US-based manufacturer of chips, optoelectronics and sensors, elicited no reply. Kishore Ganti, co-founder of Aura Semiconductor Pvt Ltd, the Bengaluru-based subsidiary of Ningbo Aura Semiconductor Co, said the firm ensures its products are used lawfully and ethically, and fully complies with all applicable national and international export control laws.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are deeply disturbed by the possibility that any of our components may have reached defence manufacturers through unauthorised third-party channels, in violation of our stated compliance framework and distribution agreements. We strongly oppose such activity and are committed to taking action wherever compliance gaps are identified,\u201d Aura Semiconductor said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Ganti said that on becoming aware of the use of an \u201cAura buffer product\u201d in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Aura undertook a limited audit to understand the end-use for the item in question. \u201cHowever, the findings of the audit were inconclusive with respect to supply chain\/end-user visibility of the Aura buffer product,\u201d Ganti said.<\/p>\n
The component is a \u201cplug-and-play\u201d one and can be used without dependence on Aura for any kind of support, \u201cmaking it difficult for Aura to trace the end users in this instance\u201d, Ganti added.<\/p>\n
The people cited above said there were instances of electronic components made in India being legally exported to destinations in West Asia, from where they were diverted to Russia or Iran. After Ukraine raised the matter, representatives of Indian security agencies visited manufacturers of electronic components and chips in Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai to sensitise them about international restrictions related to dual-use items, the people said.<\/p>\n
The Shahed, a relatively inexpensive drone, has been used in large numbers by Russia to target Ukraine since late 2022. According to Ukraine\u2019s Security Service or SBU, Iran initially supplied 2,000 fully assembled drones to Russia, which later established its own assembly system using Iranian ready-made parts. Data from Ukraine\u2019s air force showed Russia launched 6,129 Shahed-type drones in July.<\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s defence intelligence directorate has also reported that electronic components from firms in the US and China have been found on Russian drones and other weapons.<\/p>\n
Ajay Srivastava, founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), said the components may have been diverted by foreign buyers to Iran through third countries. \u201cIndia strictly prohibits the export of dual-use items to sanctioned destinations. However, once such goods are exported to legitimate third countries, tracing their end use becomes nearly impossible \u2013 a challenge every open economy faces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
These incidents underline the need for India to strengthen exporter awareness, especially in sensitive sectors, Srivastava said. \u201cExporters must be better informed about high-risk geographies and flagged entities. But no system, however rigorous, can guarantee full control once goods leave Indian borders,\u201d he added. \u201cExport compliance must be enforced, but blame must not be misdirected.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukraine has formally raised with the Indian government and the European Union (EU) the issue of electronic components…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7654],"tags":[32605,2000,299,116288,116286,116287,86877,657],"class_list":{"0":"post-321189","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ukraine","8":"tag-electronic-components","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-india-russia","12":"tag-indian-government","13":"tag-iranian-designed-drones","14":"tag-russian-armed-forces","15":"tag-ukraine"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114979071896113590","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The Shahed, a relatively inexpensive drone, has been used in large numbers by Russia to target Ukraine since late 2022. (REUTERS) <\/p>\n