Global arms exports rose massively between 2021 and 2025. Europe has overtaken Asia and the Middle East as the largest importer of weapons, as fear of Russia increases on the continent ... .
India remained the world’s second-largest arms importer in 2021–25 despite a slight decline in purchases, reflecting continued security tensions and ongoing defence modernisation, according to SIPRI....
Global arms exports rose massively between 2021 and 2025. Europe has overtaken Asia and the Middle East as the largest importer of weapons, as fear of Russia increases on the continent ... .