Russia Remains India’s Main Arms Supplier But Imports Dip Sharply
- India’s purchase of Russian weapons dropped 19% in five years
- India bought more arms from France than US in the same period
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Russia remains India’s main source of weapons even as the nation has drastically trimmed purchases, highlighting the challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi of recalibrating New Delhi’s dependence on Moscow, while its borders with both China and Pakistan remain tense.
Russian weapon imports dropped by 19% for the five year period starting 2018 compared to a similar time frame earlier, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, an independent think tank which studies conflict, weapon sales and disarmament.