Delhi has begun reorientation in the countries of Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, who previously purchased Soviet and Russian equipment.
India has strengthened its positions in the world army market amid a sharp reduction in supplies from Russia – for the past five years, its exports have dropped by 64%. Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to make the country not only in the iPhone world factory, but also an important player in the field of weapons. Reuters reported this on Wednesday, April 16.
Delhi has begun reorientation in the countries of Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, who previously purchased Soviet and Russian equipment. As part of exports of exports, India plans to send at least 20 new military attackers to its embassies until March 2026. Representatives work in countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Gayana, Tanzania, Argentina, Ethiopia and Cambodia.
According to Sipri, from 2020 to 2024, Russia cost 21% of the weapon supply in Africa, while Algeria received nearly 48% of weapons from the Russian Federation.
One of India’s first noticeable success is Armenia. From 2022 to 2024, India provided 43% of the weapons of this country, though returning in 2016-2018, volumes were almost zero.
According to India officials, the entire -scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has become a specific factor: Russian plants dedicated to their own needs, and countries dedicated to Moscow or Washington began to look for new supply sources.
In 2023–2024, India made weapons for $ 14.8 billion – 62% more than 2020. Up to 2029, the country aims to double the export of weapons to $ 6 billion. According to resources, India can produce 155 -MM artillery shells of $ 300-400 per unit -it’s cheap than European analogues worth more than $ 3000.
Remember that India has strictly reduced orders for defense equipment from Russia, at the same time, began actively buying weapons from western countries.
Also in September 2024, the supply of diamonds from Russia to India fell 96%, or almost 25 times, compared to the same period of 2023.
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