India Importers of the World’s Largest Arms

India Importers of the World's Largest Arms

This is done to match the strength of China and gain international support.

India has surpassed China in ranking the country’s largest arms importer in the world, according to research institute that monitors the global arms sales.

Reporting from the pages of Al Jazeera, Monday, March 14, 2011, report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported central India’s military modernization efforts. This is done to match the strength of China and gain international support.

According to the institute’s report, India’s defense budget for next year is 1.5 trillion rupees. About 70 percent of India’s arsenal is the result of imports.

As many as 82 percent of imports of weapons from Russia, which has long partnered with India in the field of defense. Most, India bought fighter jets and transport aircraft for the modernization of naval and air.

“Purchases by India, will not be done in other countries. Very large,” said Rahul Bedi, an analyst with defense magazine Jane’s Defence Weekly.

Previously, China ranked first in the country’s largest arms importer. However, China began producing its own weapons, things that can not be India.

The two countries are still involved some border disputes. As a result of this dispute, there was a war between the two countries in 1962.

“India has the ambition to become the number one force in the continent and then in the region. To be great, you need to show strength,” said Bedi again. (Source VIVAnews)

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