Sharing borders with China and Pakistan, both of which have undertaken their own weapons modernization efforts, and having borne the brunt of devastating terrorist attacks, India has undertaken its own military transformation. Without its own defense industrial base, India's modernization has been fueled by imports, and India now tops the list of global weapons buyers in the last five years (see map on pages 74-75). Despite procurement delays due to India's current political situation, the trend is expected to continue in the long term. India buys from suppliers in countries including Brazil, Germany, the U.K. and even Uzbekistan, but its primary suppliers are France, Israel, Russia and the U.S., from which it is purchasing aircraft, engines, missiles, radars and ground and homeland-security gear.
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