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    India remains world's top arms importer: SIPRI report

    The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said the five largest arms importers in the world during 2018-22 were India, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia and China. The five largest arms exporters were the United States, Russia, France, China and Germany.

    India accounted for 10% of global arms imports in 2007-11. Four next largest recipients of arms in were S Korea, Pakistan, China & Singapore.

    Countries in the Middle East and North Africa, being rocked by popular uprisings, were seen as "potentially lucrative markets" for weapons exporters.

    The Economic Times
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