When Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the shipyard responsible for converting the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov for the Indian navy at the beginning of last month, he suggested there would be "serious consequences" if Moscow failed to deliver.rnPolitical hyperbole aside, the fallout from India's effort to secure a new aircraft carrier could turn out to be far-reaching. Slew Delhi is one of Russia's largest clients when it comes to defense equipment, and the carrier deal is threatening to poison this well at a particularly inopportune moment for Moscow.
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