India has significantly reduced its reliance on Russian military equipment, shifting towards Western suppliers as part of a broader strategy to diversify its defence partnerships, according to Bloomberg.

India has sharply reduced orders for defence equipment from Russia and now buys more from Western suppliers. Source: Bloomberg Details: Last year, Russia supplied 36% of India's armaments, down from 76% in 2009.

India, the world's biggest importer of weapons, has been buying less and less from Russia. Only 36 per cent of India's arms imports came from Russia last year, down from 76 per cent in 2009

India is reducing its reliance on Russian defense equipment, shifting instead to Western suppliers, particularly the US and France. This realignment aims to balance ties with both Russia and the US, amidst ongoing defense manufacturing collaborations and the backdrop of the Ukraine war accelerating the decrease in Russian arms imports.