India's defence exports at all-time high: Which are the countries buying from New Delhi?
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced that India’s arms exports have crossed the Rs 21,000-crore mark for the first time. New Delhi, which is seeking to become self-reliant in the sector, exports a wide variety of weapons, ranging from BrahMos cruise missiles to artillery guns
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India has taken a step forward in becoming ‘Aatmanirbhar’ or self-reliant in defence exports. Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday (1 April) that India’s defence shipments have crossed the Rs 21,000-crore mark for the first-ever time.
According to the defence minister, the arms exports touched Rs 21,083 crore in the financial year 2023-24, a “spectacular growth” of 32.5 per cent over the previous fiscal. India’s defence exports were nearly Rs 16,000 crore in the 2022-23 financial year.
The development comes amid New Delhi’s push to boost defence exports under the Narendra Modi-led government. India has set an ambitious goal of reaching Rs 35,000 crore in annual defence exports by 2024-25.
Let’s take a look at what India exports and to which countries.
India’s growing defence exports
India supplies arms to over 85 countries, including Italy, the Maldives, Russia, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Egypt, Israel, Spain, Chile, and others.
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