A report published by The New York Times linking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited — an Indian state-run defence firm — to a Russian arms agency is “factually incorrect” and “misleading,” official sources said on Monday. The report also connected the Indian firm to a British aerospace company, suggesting that military hardware supplied by the British manufacturer may have reached the Russian agency Rosoboronexport. Official sources asserted that the report was designed to “frame issues and distort facts to suit a political narrative” while disregarding basic due diligence.