The recently released rankings by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) have placed four Indian Public Sector Undertakings among world's top 100 arms producers.
a. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
b. Sweden International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
c. Swiss International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
d. None of the above
- These companies are as follows:
- Indian Ordnance Factories (37th Rank)
- Hindustan Aeronautics (38th Rank)
- Bharat Electronics (64th Rank)
- Bharat Dynamics (94th rank)
One must know:
- This was for the first time that four Indian companies have ranked in top 100 arms producers companies of world.
- These four companies have sold arms worth USD 7.52 Billion in 2017.
About SIPRI:
- Established in 1966, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is a Swedish think tank dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
- SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.
India's share in Global Arms Sale:
- India's current share in total global arms sales stands at less than 2%.
- This indicates that India has been a weak player in international markets.
- Successive Government have tried to turn India into a global defence manufacturing hub and take multiple policy steps to involve private sector in defense production.
- However, most of such measures have been on papers only till now.
World's top arms producers:
- The global arms market is dominated by US companies which have a whopping 57% of the market share, followed by Russia (9.5%), United Kingdom (9%) and France (5.3%).
- As of 2017, Lockheed Martin is world's largest arms producing company with an arms sales of $44.9 billion.
- Boeing is the second largest arms roducer company in the world.
Question:
Q: The recently released rankings by which institute have placed four Indian Public Sector Undertakings among world's top 100 arms producers?a. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
b. Sweden International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
c. Swiss International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
d. None of the above
