INDIA REDUCED IT’S ARMS IMPORT 42% SAID SEPRI

Russia is major ally of India since a long period. But a recent report says that India reduced arms import from Russia. This report has been given by Stockholm international peace research institute called as SEPRI. By reduced purchase India is still on second place in importing weapon in world.
Saudi Arab is on first position in world arms imports. Saudi has increased it’s arms imports in recent years.

 

 

According to the 2018 report of SAPRI the share of weapons import in India from Russia in year 2009 to 2013 was 76 % , which was doped to 58 % from year 2014 to 18. From the report it clears that there is decrease in imports from Russia of 42% and total decrease of 24 % of imports of arms of the country.
India have share of 9.4% of total global world imports. 

INDIA IN MADE IN INDIA 

India is working on made in India weapon system. But India is slow in manufacturing of weapons. Russia is also helping India in manufacturing weapons. Made in India has not succeeded as it was published. Indian manufacturing sector is yet poor. Yet India has increased self manufacturing in small arms.

On the other hand Pakistan has a big decrease in  arms import up to 40% . America has also stopped providing military aids to Pakistan due to  miss use of its military aids provide by America.
America also stopped to give funds to Pakistan recently as there anti terrorism program were not working properly.

 

 

 

For Indian security it is important to increase defense budgets and to be manufacturer of weapons ,work on made in India technology.
Indian air force need more 4th and 5th generation jets . India is buying Rafael jet but India need 7 squadron of jets and India is buying only 2 squadron. For their need India is seen to buy more jets either from Russia SU-35 or other jets can be from France or American F-16.

 

 

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