India Now World’s Largest Arms Importer

India has surpassed its neighbor China to become the world’s largest importer of conventional weapons during the 2006 to 2010 period according to statistics released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). While Asia and Oceania remained to be the major arms recipients over the five-year period – accounting for 43 percent of global conventional weapon imports – India received the largest volume of international arms transfers during the period, seeing a 21 percent surge

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