PM To Do 'Shopping' Worth $5 Billion In The U.S.?

The number of joint military exercises that India has practiced with the US in the last decade exceeds the count compared to other countries like Russia, UK and France.

This apparent closeness aggravated Russian delegate Victor Komaradin to observe that "although Russia has virtually created Indian Defence industries in the 1960's and 70's, little attention is being given to the Russian contribution in building India's defence capabilities."

The purchase highlights the fact that despite India’s claim to be a regional power, it still imports about 70 percent of its weapons and equipments.

As per the March 2013 report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, New Delhi replaced Beijing as the world's top arms importer accounting for 12 per cent of the overall arms transport between 2008 and 2012. China holds the second place with 6 percent.

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