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SIPRI report on arms imports and exports:

March 18 , 2021 1260 days 779 0
  • It is released by Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
  • India continues to remain the second largest arms importer after Saudi Arabia.
  • The U.S. was the second largest arms supplier to India in 2011 - 15.
  • But in 2016 - 20 India’s arms imports from the U.S. were 46% lower than in the previous five-year period, making the U.S. the fourth largest supplier in 2016 - 20.
  • Russia was the largest arms supplier in the World.
  • France and Israel were the second and third largest arms suppliers in 2016 - 20.

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