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India Boosts Domestic Arms Industry And Looks West To Pare Back Russia Reliance

India has boosted its domestic arms industry including this Pralay weapon system on display at country’s 76th Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26 (Credit: AFP)

India's efforts to pare back a longstanding reliance on Russian military hardware is bearing fruit after the courting of new Western allies and a rapidly growing domestic arms industry, analysts say.

At a time when Moscow's military-industrial complex is occupied with the ongoing war in Ukraine, India has made the modernisation of its armed forces a top priority.

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