SIPRI Report, 2025

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest report on global arms imports and exports on March 10, 2025.

Key Findings on Arms Trade

  • Ukraine became the largest arms importer, experiencing a hundred fold increase in imports compared to 2015-2019.
  • India ranked as the second-largest arms importer, though its imports declined by 9.3% between 2015-2019 and 2020-2024.
  • China dropped out of the top 10 arms importers for the first time since 1990-1994, reflecting its growing domestic defence industry.

India’s Arms Imports

  • India remained the biggest arms export destination for both Russia (36%) and France (28%).
  • India’s reliance on Russian arms has ....
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