The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report
Context:
Recently, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report was released. It published India’s share of global arms.
- India’s share of global arms imports fell to 8.3% in 2020–24.
Relevance:
Prelims Facts
Key Findings on Global Arms Trade
- India
- India’s arms imports dropped by 9.3% compared to 2015–19.
- India’s top suppliers: 1st—Russia, 2nd—France.
- India bought Rafale jets and Scorpene submarines from France.
- China’s dominance in building its own domestic defence industry.
- China’s total imports declined by 64%.
- It even dropped out of the list of top 10 arms importers for the first time since 1994.
- Pakistan’s imports increased by 61%.
- China supplied 81% of Pakistan’s imports.
- China’s arms imports fell by 64%, pushing it out of the top 10 importers for the first time since 1990–94.
4. Top 10 largest arms importers globally (2020-24).
- India, Pakistan, Japan, and Australia
- However, the US remained the largest exporter, supplying to Ukraine, NATO, and Asia-Pacific countries.
Other Highlights:
- According to the report, European imports increased by 155% due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Especially, Ukraine’s imports grew 100 times, receiving 8.8% of global imports from the US, Germany, and Poland.
- Russia’s exports dropped by 64% (now 7.8% of global share).
- Qatar became the third-largest arms importer globally.
- The report highlighted the global arms transfers to be stable compared to 2015-19 and 2010-14. The overall imports were 18% higher than 2005–09 due to increased demand in Europe and the Americas.
Prelims question:
As per the recent Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, which country was India’s second-largest arms supplier in 2020–24?
(A) Russia
(B) France
(C) China
(D) US
Answer: (B) France
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