Israel among top arms exporters in world: Report
August 29th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 28 (IANS) Israel is one of the top exporters of weapons, with sales worth $12.9 billion between 2004 and 2011, according to a newly-released American report examining ... Read more...
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India world’s largest recipient of arms, Pakistan no.3 (Lead)
March 19th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, March 19 (IANS) India is the world's largest recipient of arms while South Korea is second and Pakistan and China are tied in third place, says the Stockholm International ... Read more...
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India world’s largest recipient of arms, says study
March 19th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, March 19 (IANS) India is the world's largest recipient of arms while South Korea is second and Pakistan and China are third in the list, reveals data on international ... Read more...
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Russia ranked 2nd biggest global arms exporter
December 23rd, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia became the world?s second largest arms exporter after the US in 2011, said Igor Korotchenko, the head of the Moscow-based arms think tank Centre ... Read more...
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Worldwide weapons sales fell in 2010: Report
September 24th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Global arms sales dropped sharply last year as the world's governments struggled in the economic downturn, according to a new study, the New York Times ... Read more...
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US, Russia account for half of world arms sales: report
March 15th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, March 15 (DPA) The US and Russia jointly accounted for more than half of global arms sales between 2005 and 2009, according to a report Monday by a Sweden-based research institute.
The ... Read more...
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Global arms majors descend on Indian defence exhibition (Curtain raiser)
February 14th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Eyeing a share of the $31 billion India is expected to spend on arms imports over the next decade, a clutch of global arms majors have descended ... Read more...
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Ukraine strikes $2.4 bn arms deal with Iraq
December 10th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 10 (RIA Novosti) Ukraine will deliver a variety of military equipment to Iraq under a recent deal worth an estimated $2.4 billion, a Russian newspaper has reported.
According to the Nezavisimaya ... Read more...
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US expands arms sales, ranking as top weapons supplier: Report
September 7th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (DPA) The US not only increased its arms sales by nearly 50 percent last year but its share of world weapons sales also rose to more than two-thirds despite ... Read more...
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Rights group urges arms embargo against Myanmar
August 11th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Reacting to the sentencing of Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to imprisonment over an uninvited intrusion by an American tourist three months ... Read more...
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Myanmar’s ethnic groups demand UN probe into Karen exodus
June 10th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, June 10 (DPA) A coalition of Myanmar's ethnic groups Wednesday called on the United Nations Security Council to investigate attacks on ethnic Karen villages in eastern Myanmar that have forced more ... Read more...
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Russian arms exports to increase by $800 mn in 2009
May 27th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 27 (RIA Novosti) Russian arms exports are expected to increase by $700-$800 millon in 2009 despite the global credit crunch and considerable fall in arms purchase by India and China, ... Read more...
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NATO statement on North Korea’s nuclear test and missile launch
May 26th, 2009 - 12:51 am ICT by admin
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The North Atlantic Council strongly condemns the announced North Korean (DPRK) nuclear and ballistic missile tests on 25 May 2009.These irresponsible actions by Pyongyang pose a serious challenge ... Read more...
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Global arms spending continues to rise
June 10th, 2008 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
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Stockholm, June 10 (DPA) The United States accounted for almost half the world's military expenditures in 2007, a year when global arms sales also climbed, says a Sweden-based peace institute. Last year, ... Read more...
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Britain keen on sharing defence technology with India
February 16th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Positioning itself as the world's second largest arms exporter, Britain said Saturday it would be only too happy to share its defence technology with India for the ... Read more...
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