Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore.
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India, the world's fifth-largest military spender, shares a contentious relationship with two of its nuclear-armed neighbors — China and Pakistan. Last year, New Delhi carried out military strikes against alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan, and last week an Indian official confirmed some border clashes with China.
As tensions at its borders simmer, India this week announced plans to spend billions of dollars on procuring modern warfare equipment. From whom will it get the goods?
The world's second-largest arms importer, India, is pouring billions of dollars into modernizing its military as it seeks to counter the technological advancements of neighboring China, with whom it shares an uneasy peace.