India accounted for 10 per cent of global arms imports in 2007-11.
Rise In International Arms Transfers Is Driven By Asian Demand -- Defpro
SIPRI Report Shows India is World’s Largest Recipient of Arms
09:20 GMT, March 19, 2012 Stockholm | The volume of worldwide arms transfers in 2007–2011 was 24 per cent higher than in 2002–2006 and the five largest arms importers in 2007–2011 were all Asian states, according to new data on international arms transfers published today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Asia and Oceania accounted for 44 per cent of global arms imports, followed by Europe (19 per cent), the Middle East (17 per cent), the Americas (11 per cent) and Africa (9 per cent).
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