Thread: Modi on the Spree of Military Modernization
The @SIPRIorg has published its annual report which presents global trends in arms exports and imports. India continues to be the leading arms importer in the world since 1993however a decline of 11% in its arms imports ...,
The @SIPRIorg has published its annual report which presents global trends in arms exports and imports. India continues to be the leading arms importer in the world since 1993however a decline of 11% in its arms imports ...,
...in last 5 yrs indicate #Indian attempt to mitigate volume of def imports through self-reliance initiatives (#MakeInIndia). @SIPRIorg has identified 167 states as importers of maj arms in 2018–22. The top five arms importers, India, KSA, Qatar, Australia, and China...,
...received 36% of total global arms imports in the pd. States in Asia and Oceania accounted for 41% of all arms imports in 2018–22, fol by the Middle East (31%), Europe (16%), the Americas (5.8%) and Africa (5.0%).
India’s tensions with #Pakistan and #China largely drive its demand for arms imports. With 11% share of total global arms imports, #India was the world’s biggest importer of maj arms in 2018–22, a position it has held for the period 1993–2022.
#India retained top position even though its arms imports dropped by 11% between 2013–17 and 2018–22. The decrease can be attributed to several factors including India’s slow and complex arms proc process, efforts to diversify its arms suppliers, and attempts to replace...
...imports with maj arms that are designed and produced domestically. #Russia was the largest supplier of arms to India in both 2013–17 and 2018–22, but its share of total #Indian arms imports fell from 64% to 45%. Russia’s position as India’s main arms supplier is under...
...pressure due to strong competition from other supplier states, inc Indian arms production and, since 2022, the a/m constraints on #Russia’s arms exports related to its invasion of #Ukraine️ . India’s arms imports from France incl 62 cbt acs and 4 submarines...,
...increase by 489% between 2013–17 and 2018–22. #France therefore displaced the USA to become the second largest supplier to India in 2018–22. @narendramodi regime has spent billions of dollars for upgrading its armed forces.
#India is on the spree to force modernization for satisfying its hegemonic desires while projecting its actions to counter #China, while in reality its force projection and modernization is aimed against Pakistan at the cost of destabilizing strategic balance in #SouthAsia .
Thus, the irrational decisions and aggressive posturing of India has placed #Pakistan in a position to secure its own national interests and security by countering potential #Indianmilitary capabilities.
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