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Amnesty Report: India's Defence Boom Fuels Arms Supplies to Israel
Some countries make weapons to protect themselves and to sell to other countries.
A group called Amnesty International checks whether countries are being fair and kind to people.
Amnesty found out that India has been sending many weapon parts to a country called Israel.
Israel is fighting in a place called Gaza.
A special group from the United Nations said Israel's actions in Gaza may be very harmful and against the rules.
Amnesty says India helped Israel by sending parts for guns, bombs, drones, and military vehicles.
India says it has rules to check where its weapons go.
Amnesty says India should stop sending weapons to Israel, and other countries should stop doing business with Israeli weapons companies.
Many people think countries should tell everyone more clearly about what weapons they sell and where those weapons end up.
Amnesty International released a report on July 30 documenting 2,596 shipments of weapons and ammunition from India to Israel since October 7, 2023.
Indian suppliers, including government-owned companies, provided at least 390,516 small arms parts, 564,970 explosive ordnance parts and 298 military vehicle components to Israeli firms.
Named Israeli recipients include Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, IMI Systems and MCT Materials.
Amnesty secretary-general Agnes Callamard said India supplies arms to Israel through its ownership and control of key supplier companies.
Amnesty urges India to immediately stop authorising weapons exports to Israel and calls on all states and private entities to cease business with Elbit Systems, Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries.
- Who
- Amnesty International; Indian private and state-owned defence manufacturers; Israeli firms Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, IMI Systems and MCT Materials
- What
- A report documenting 2,596 shipments of weapons and ammunition parts from India to Israel since October 7, 2023, arguing India risks complicity in crimes under international law
- Where
- India and Israel, in the context of Israel's military operations in Gaza
- When
- Report released on July 30; shipments tracked since October 7, 2023
- Why
- To expose India's role in supply chains sustaining Israel's Gaza operations and to urge India to stop authorising arms exports to Israel
Critics of India's arms transfers to Israel
Backers of India's defence export policy
Should India keep exporting arms to Israel?
Critics of India's arms transfers to Israel
India must immediately stop authorising exports of weapons, ammunition and parts to Israel and ensure companies under its jurisdiction do not contribute to crimes under international law.
Backers of India's defence export policy
India has a rigorous export-control architecture (the SCOMET list) requiring authorisation, end-user certificates and inter-ministerial screening, and maintains a long-standing, publicly acknowledged relationship with Israel.
How large are India's defence exports?
Critics of India's arms transfers to Israel
Official figures show exports of ₹38,424 crore, more than fifty times a decade ago, yet SIPRI does not rank India among the world's top 25 exporters and no country-wise or product-wise table has been published for two years.
Backers of India's defence export policy
The divergence is partly definitional: India counts dual-use items like aircraft components as defence exports, while SIPRI does not.
Key facts
- Report
- Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel (Amnesty International)
- Release date
- July 30
- Shipments tracked
- 2,596 since October 7, 2023
- Small arms parts supplied
- At least 390,516
- Explosive ordnance parts supplied
- 564,970 (including drone warheads and artillery shell casings)
- Military vehicle components supplied
- 298
- India's defence production (FY 2025-26)
- Record ₹1.78 lakh crore, up from ₹1.51 lakh crore
- India's defence exports
- ₹38,424 crore, more than fifty times the level a decade ago
Quotes
Agnes Callamard
Amnesty International secretary‑general
“"India manufactures and supplies arms transferred to Israel through its ownership and control over key supplier companies."”
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