India World's Second-Largest Arms Importer

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NEW DELHI: India was the world's second-largest arms importer from 2014-18, ceding the long-held tag as largest importer to Saudi Arabia, which accounted for 12% of the total imports during the period. "India was the world's second largest importer of major arms in 2014-18 and accounted for 9.5% of the global total," according to the latest report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on March 11.