{"id":14392,"date":"2021-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/16-03-2021\/indias-arms-imports-down-by-33-sipri\/"},"modified":"2021-03-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T00:00:00","slug":"indias-arms-imports-down-by-33-sipri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/16-03-2021\/indias-arms-imports-down-by-33-sipri","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Arms Imports Down by 33%: SIPRI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a report from a Swedish think tank, <strong>Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)<\/strong>, India\u2019s arms imports decreased by 33% between 2011\u201315 and 2016\u201320.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reasons for drop <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The drop in Indian arms imports seemed to have been the result of complex procurement processes combined with an attempt to reduce its dependence on Russian arms.<\/li>\n<li>In the last few years, India has taken a series of measures to <strong>boost the domestic defence industry <\/strong>to reduce dependence on imported military platforms and hardware.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways of the Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Global Scenario<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The United States, the<strong> world\u2019s largest arms exporter<\/strong>, saw its exports rise.\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Its global share of exports went up from 32% to 37% between 2011-15 and 2016-20.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>five largest arms exporters<\/strong> in 2016-20 were the <strong>US, Russia, France, Germany and China, while the top importers were Saudi Arabia, India, Egypt, Australia and China<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong> topped the list of <strong>arms importers (11%), <\/strong>followed by<strong> India, Egypt (5.8%), Australia (5.1%) and China (4.7%)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pakistan<\/strong> was placed at the <strong>10th (2.7%) <\/strong>position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Indian Scenario<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s top three arms suppliers during 2016-2020 were Russia<strong> (49%), France (18%<\/strong>) and <strong>Israel (13%), followed by the US in fourth place.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia<\/strong> was the most <strong>affected supplier<\/strong>, although <strong>India\u2019s imports of US arms<\/strong> also fell <strong>by 46%.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Mauritius<\/strong> were the top recipients of I<strong>ndian military hardware.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>India accounted for 9.5% of the total global arms imports during 2016-2020, <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>India accounted for<strong> 0.2% of the share of global arms<\/strong> exports during 2016-20, making the country the <strong>world\u2019s 24th largest exporter of major arms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This represents an increase of <strong>228% over India\u2019s export share of 0.1 %<\/strong> during the previous <strong>five-year period of 2011-15.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vision of India <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0India is planning <strong>large-scale arms imports<\/strong> in the coming years from <strong>several suppliers. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The latest <strong>import data <\/strong>is a <strong>clear indicator<\/strong> that the <strong>country\u2019s drive towards<\/strong> <strong>Atmanirbharta is showing results.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s military imports are likely to grow over the next five years.\n<ul>\n<li>As India perceives <strong>increasing threats from Pakistan and China,<\/strong> it is planning<strong> large-scale programmes<\/strong> for <strong>arms imports<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The report on international arms transfers attributed the drop in<strong> India\u2019s arms imports<\/strong> mainly to an attempt to <strong>reduce its dependence on Russian arm<\/strong>s and <strong>complex procurement processes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>India is getting more self-dependent and has taken a raft of measures to cut dependence on imported military hardware. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>India has set aside <strong>?70,221 crore &#8211; 63%<\/strong> of the <strong>military\u2019s capital budget for 2021-22<\/strong> for <strong>buying locally produced weapons<\/strong> and <strong>systems to boost defence indigenisation.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>allocation for indigenous procurement <\/strong>&#8212; made for the second consecutive year &#8212; will power the <strong>purchase of Tejas LCA (light combat aircraft) Mk-1A jets<\/strong>, <strong>light combat helicopters (LCHs), basic trainer aircraft,<\/strong> <strong>Arjun Mk-1A tanks<\/strong>, <strong>Astra beyond-visual-range missiles, Pinaka rocket systems<\/strong> and <strong>anti-tank missiles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The<strong> ?48,000-crore contract <\/strong>for<strong> 83 LCA Mk-1A jets<\/strong>, awarded to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited last month, is the <strong>biggest indigenous<\/strong> defence procurement deal so far.<\/li>\n<li>India will sign a<strong> $2.5-billion contract <\/strong>this year for buying 56 medium transport aircraft for IAF to replace its fleet of ageing Avro-748 planes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cfstatic.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/file_library\/mix_content\/318969242452741400_image.png\" style=\"height:346px; margin-left:100px; margin-right:100px; width:424px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:735px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; width:468.0pt\">\n<p><strong>About SIPRI<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SIPRI is an <strong>independent international institute<\/strong> dedicated to <strong>research into conflict,<\/strong> <strong>armaments, arms control<\/strong> and <strong>disarmament<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Established in 1966, located in Stockholm, Sweden<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0SIPRI provides <strong>data, analysis<\/strong> and <strong>recommendations, <\/strong>based on <strong>open sources<\/strong>, to<strong> policymakers, researchers, media <\/strong>and the interested public.<\/li>\n<li>SIPRI is r<strong>egularly ranked among<\/strong> the most respected think tanks worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>SIPRI&#8217;s vision is a world in which sources of insecurity are identified and understood, <strong>conflicts are prevented or resolved, and peace is sustained.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objectives: <\/strong>To undertake research and activities on security, conflict and peace;\n<ul>\n<li>To\u00a0 provide policy analysis and recommendations;<\/li>\n<li>To\u00a0 facilitate dialogue and build capacities;<\/li>\n<li>To\u00a0 promote transparency and accountability; and<\/li>\n<li>To deliver authoritative information to global audiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News According to a report from a Swedish think tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India\u2019s arms imports decreased by 33% between 2011\u201315 and 2016\u201320. 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