India’s Arms Imports Drop 33%: SIPRI Report
India’s arms imports fell 33% between 2011-15 and 2016-20 according to a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently.
Key Observations
- The report on international arms transfers attributed the drop in India’s arms imports mainly to an attempt to reduce its dependence on Russian arms and complex procurement processes.
- Russia was the most affected supplier, although India’s imports of US arms also fell 46%.
- India’s top three arms suppliers during 2016-20 were Russia (accounting for 49% of India’s imports), France (18%) and Israel (13%).
- Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Mauritius were the top recipients of Indian military hardware.
- India has set ....
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