India continued to supply arms to Israel despite the substantial risk they could be used in its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Amnesty International said in a new report released on June 30.
The report titled Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel uses shipment-level trade data between India and Israel to reveal how Indian weapons, ammunition, parts and components have been shipped to large Israeli companies that supply the Israeli military. Companies that are directly owned and controlled by India are also identified in the report.
“Our research reveals India’s continuing support to the Israeli military and defence sector despite the genocide in Gaza, which has been broadcast worldwide on an almost daily basis for years,” said Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General.
“In light of the International Court of Justice’s provisional measures orders recognising a plausible risk of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the Indian authorities cannot credibly argue that they did not know that continuing to authorise and facilitate arms transfers to Israel carries a substantial risk of contributing to serious violations of international law.”
Amnesty International investigators analysed nearly 2,596 shipments of weapons, ammunition, parts and components shipped from India to Israel since October 7 2023.
Records indicate that Indian companies have supplied at least 390,516 small arms parts for military grade weapons, 564,970 parts of explosive ordnance (such as drone warheads, artillery shell casings and others), and 298 components of military vehicles to large Israeli companies that are direct suppliers to the Israeli military.
Among government-owned Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Amnesty identified Munitions India, Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Ltd, and India Optel Ltd as manufacturers whose products entered Israeli defence supply chains during the period under study. These companies are wholly owned by the government of India and were created following the restructuring of the Ordnance Factory Board in 2021.
