Though imports from Russia are down, it still remains India’s largest arms supplier. While sourcing from Israel has also decreased, it has risen from the US & France.
Last year, US sold record amount of military equipment & hardware, especially among European partners & allies. One of the reasons for this hike is Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says there are indications India 'mating' warheads with launchers during peacetime & China arsenal has gone up to 500 warheads.
India received 31% Russian arms exports & France displaced US as India’s 2nd-largest supplier, according to report released by Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
A study by Swedish think tank SIPRI found that arms sales from companies in Asia & Oceania registered higher sales than European firms, while US manufacturers saw a drop of 0.9 per cent.
A study by Swedish think tank SIPRI revealed that India has 150 nuclear warheads, while China and Pakistan had 320 and 160 respectively, as of January 2020.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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