India has been the world’s largest arms importer since 1993.
Russia remains India’s main supplier even as the nation has drastically trimmed purchases.
India’s total arms imports from Russia dropped from 64% in 2013–17 to 45% in 2018–22.
Russia was the largest supplier of arms to India from 2013 to 22.
France has seen its arms exports to India jumped 489% over the same period.
India has also increased its defence equipment manufacturing after sanctions on Russia.
India’s dependence on Moscow for weapons is one of the factors behind New Delhi’s neutral stance on the Russo-Ukrainian War.
India also continued its purchases of Russian oil.
Tensions with Pakistan and China largely drive India’s demand for arms imports.