Unnamed Indian government sources have suggested India wants to distance itself from Russia, according to Reuters news agency.
Russia is India's largest arms supplier, but the war in Ukraine has limited Moscow's ability to provide munitions.
The sources said India will act carefully in order to avoid pushing Russia closer to China.
Meanwhile, Indian think tank Observer Research Foundation's Russia expert Nandan Unnikrishnan said India is unlikely to sign "any major military deal" with Russia because it would cross a red line with the US.
US-based thinktank the Institute for the Study of War said it has seen continued reports that Russia has not been able to produce missiles and artillery ammunition at pre-war levels for its own forces to use - making it unlikely it will be able to export arms at pre-war levels.
or any level at present I imagine ....they need it all for the war
