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India's arms imports have decreased by 33 per cent between 2011-15 and 2016-20, a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said. The report stated that because of decrease in import, Russia was the most affected supplier, although India's imports of US arms also fell, by 46 per cent. Russia was the largest arms supplier to India in both 2011-15 and 2016-20. However, Russia's deliveries dropped by 53 per cent between the two periods and its share of total Indian arms imports fell from 70 to 49 per cent. In 2011-15, the US was the second largest arms supplier to In...

US increases dominance of global arms exports March 15 In February, the United Arab emirates hosted American firms as part of its IDEX show, a rare in-person defense event over the last year. The Middle East has become a reliable buyer of American defense goods. (Agens Helou/Staff) WASHINGTON — The United States has increased its share of the global arms market, while the Middle East is showing steady growth as a customer, according to new information released March 15 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. From 2015 to 2019, the U.S. contributed about 35 percent of g...

The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, appealed to the Security Council on February 2 to unite in support of democracy in Myanmar in the wake of a power grab by the military and the declaration of a one-year state of emergency. Bagan, Myanmar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit: World Bank/Markus Kostner UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4 2021 (IPS)* – When million-dollar arms sales knock on the door, human rights violations and war crimes fly out of the window. As the United Nations grapples for a reaction to the military coup in Myanmar, both China and Russia, two veto-wield...

The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, appealed to the Security Council on February 2 to unite in support of democracy in Myanmar in the wake of a power grab by the military and the declaration of a one-year state of emergency. Bagan, Myanmar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit: World Bank/Markus Kostner UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4 2021 (IPS) - When million-dollar arms sales knock on the door, human rights violations and war crimes fly out of the window. As the United Nations grapples for a reaction to the military coup in Myanmar, both China and Russia, two veto-wieldi...

France debates human rights at home while still selling weapons to oppressive regimes 354 shares 11/12/2020 - 21:59 Technicians work on French made Rafale jet fighter at the workshops of Dassault-Aviation in Merignac near Bordeaux on October 8, 2019. © Georges Gobet, AFP 6 min As the French President Emmanuel Macron faces accusations that he is moving to curtail the civic rights in his country and reduce transparency, the recent state visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi underscor...