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India is broadening its source of military equipment from Russia to France, the U.K., Israel, and the U.S., while Pakistan is turning more to China for weapons. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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They mark a changing defence and diplomatic priorities for both countries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Key Points<\/h3>\n
Who Supplies India’s Arms<\/p>\n
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Back in the 1990s, the biggest source of India’s defence imports was Russia which represented a mammoth 96.5% of all defence imports.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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In the 2020s, Russia remained the main producer, but imports grew from France (accounting for 9%), the U.K. (5.5%), Israel (5%) and the U.S. (3%).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Advanced air power capabilities are being supplied to Arab countries by Western countries and Israel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Pakistan’s dependence on China<\/p>\n
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The share of China’s weapons sold to Pakistan grew from 19% in the 2000s to almost all (95%) of its total arms imports in the 2020s.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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In the last 20 years, the share of arms purchased by Pakistan from the U.S. dropped from more than 60% to just under 1%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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For more than three decades, China has been responsible for 50%-85% of Pakistan’s imported air power.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Effects of Operations and Today’s Battles<\/p>\n
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Both local systems and weapons obtained from Israel and Russia were used with success in Operation Sindoor.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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The way the Indian Air Force controls the skies and carries out precise attacks on terror infrastructure demonstrates why a variety of imports is valuable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Using Chinese PL-15 missiles and Turkish UAV signals changes in Pakistan’s arms purchases.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Worldwide Shifts in Arms Export<\/p>\n
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In the 2020s, the U.S. sold over 65% of all arms the world.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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The decline in Russia’s stakes to 5% is a result, in large part, of political events like the Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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China sells only 1.8% of the world’s arms, but a third of those go to Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Strategic Implications<\/p>\n
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Becoming less dependent on Russia and supporting ‘Make in India’ is achieved through India’s diversification.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Pakistan’s support for China advances their partnership, though it makes the country more dependent on only one country for resources.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Such trends affect area security and show new changes in world powers joining forces.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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India and Pakistan’s changing weapons purchases are linked to wider changes happening in the region and the world. Buying from Western countries and Israel increases India’s defense, matching its self-made abilities. China and Pakistan are growing closer, yet there is a concern about how much one nation will depend on the other. Noticing these shifts helps us predict South Asia’s future in defence and diplomacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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