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Weapons imports to the Middle East and Asia have boomed over the past five years, fuelled by war and tensions in those regions, a new study showed on Monday.

In the period between 2013 and 2017, arms imports to the conflict-ridden Middle East more than doubled, jumping by 103 percent compared with the previous five-year period, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) calculated.

And the Middle East accounted for 32 percent of all arms imports worldwide.

SIPRI, an independent institute, monitors arms deliveries by volume over periods of five years in order to iron out short-term fluctuations.

Saudi Arabia -- which is waging a war against Houthi rebels backed by its regional rival Iran -- is the world's second largest importer of arms after India, SIPRI said.

The United States accounts for 61 percent of arms imports to Saudi Arabia and Britain for 23 percent.

On Friday, Britain signed a preliminary multi-billion-pound order from Saudi Arabia for 48 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, military equipment maker BAE Systems announced.

The deal sparked heated debate and protests in the UK where the NGO, Save the Children, placed a life-size statue of a child near parliament "to draw attention to the violence that is being fuelled, in part, by British-made bombs."

"Widespread violent conflict in the Middle East and concerns about human rights have led to political debate in Western Europe and North America about restricting arms sales," said senior SIPRI researcher Pieter Wezeman.

"Yet the US and European states remain the main arms exporters to the region and supplied over 98 percent of weapons imported by Saudi Arabia."


Growing demand in India ::

Nevertheless, Asia and Oceania was the biggest region for arms imports, accounting for 42 percent of the global total between 2013 and 2017, the institute calculated.

And India was the world's largest weapons importer, with Russia its main supplier accounting for 62 percent of its imports.

At the same time, arms deliveries to India from the US, the world's top weapons exporter, increased more than six-fold in the five-year period, SIPRI calculated.

"The tensions between India and Pakistan, on the one side, and China on the other, are fueling India's growing demand for major weapons, which it remains unable to produce itself," another SIPRI researcher Siemon Wezeman said.

"China, by contrast, is becoming increasingly capable of producing its own weapons and continues to strengthen its relations with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar through arms supplies," he added.

Beijing, whose weapons exports rose by 38 percent in the five-year period, is the main arms supplier for Myanmar, accounting for 68 percent of imports.

It also accounted for 71 percent of weapons imports to Bangladesh and for 70 percent of imports to Pakistan.

Myanmar's violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority has caused some 700,000 of the people to flee over the border to Bangladesh since August, taking with them horrifying testimony of murder, rape and arson by soldiers and vigilante mobs.

The atrocities have triggered international condemnations, including EU and US sanctions, against Myanmar.

http://www.defencenews.in/article/India-worlds-largest-importer-of-arms-study-536938
 
I actually compared India's states arsenal recently with our neighbours, we can match 70% of Chinese arsenal & Pakistan can match 30% of Indian arsenal.

But we do lack in war reserve wastage for prolonged war
 
I actually compared India's states arsenal recently with our neighbours, we can match 70% of Chinese arsenal & Pakistan can match 30% of Indian arsenal.

But we do lack in war reserve wastage for prolonged war

so you compared all Pakistan has with what India have, and All that China has with What India has.
I get surprised on PDF everyday
 
so you compared all Pakistan has with what India have, and All that China has with What India has.
I get surprised on PDF everyday

https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparison-detail.asp

Manpower : 15%

Fos : 18%

Active personal :48%

Reserve personal : 8%

Total military personnel : 22%


Military budget : 13%

Air crafts: 46%

Flight interceptors : 44%

Attack aircraft : 38%

Transporters : 30%

helicopters : 47%

Tanks : 65%

Afv : 45%

Towed artillery: 38%

Rocket protectors: 46%

Aircraft carriers: 0%

Submarines: 50%

Frigets:70%

Destroyers: 0%

Corvettes:0%

Petrol craft: 12%

Mine warfare craft: 50%

https://www.globalfirepower.com/cou...untry1=india&country2=pakistan&Submit=COMPARE

So total Pakistani arsenal = 32% of Indian arsenal
 
Yeah, I know - in similar thread, there's always a India idiot talking about China.
 
If we give India nightmares with 32% of India's capability, I wonder what would happen if someday it goes up to 50-60%!!

With 1/10th or 1/9th of the GDP, how do you plan to achieve that? As a percentage of GDP Pakistan spends twice that of India, that's why the 30% ratio, imagine what you will have to spend to get close to 60% of our power.

And btw, North Korea and Iran give nightmares to US, while they find it easier to deal with China and Russia. What does that tell you?
 
With 1/10th or 1/9th of the GDP, how do you plan to achieve that? As a percentage of GDP Pakistan spends twice that of India, that's why the 30% ratio, imagine what you will have to spend to get close to 60% of our power.

And btw, North Korea and Iran give nightmares to US, while they find it easier to deal with China and Russia. What does that tell you?

Since we are speaking in terms of hypothetical situation, the GDP of Pakistan can one day be better than that of India......however slim or negligible, there still is a possibility. Or at the very least it can be much better than what it is today.

NK and Iran give no nightmares to US; the assumption is because you are gullible. It is Saudi Arabia which has nightmares from Iran and Japan and South Korea which have nightmares from North Korea. And this is purely in terms of military capability.
 
the day world stop spending on defense poverty will be end on planet earth
 

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