India arms Israel continues despite international concerns over Gaza
India has kept shipping weapons and military parts to Israel even as rights groups raise serious questions about possible links to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. A new report by Amnesty International, released on Thursday, examined 2,596 shipments of arms, ammunition, parts and components sent from India to Israel since 7 October 2023.
The investigation, titled “Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel,” shows that Indian firms have become important players in the supply chains that support Israel’s defence sector. Among the items recorded were 390,516 small arms parts for military-grade weapons, 564,970 parts of explosive ordnance such as drone warheads and artillery shell casings, and 298 components for military vehicles. These goods went to large Israeli companies that directly supply the Israeli military.
Several Indian companies appear in the data. They include PLR Systems, a joint venture linked to Adani Defence and Israel Weapon Industries that makes machine-gun parts; Indo MIM, which produces firearm components; Kalyani Systems, a Bharat Forge subsidiary that manufactures artillery rounds and casings; the state-owned Munitions India Limited, which makes high-explosive artillery rounds; and Alpha Elsec, a joint venture with Elbit Systems that produces explosive warheads.
Amnesty International argues that some of these firms could face risks of complicity in violations of international law because of their business ties with Israeli military suppliers. Secretary General Agnès Callamard called on India to stop approving further weapons exports to Israel and to ensure that companies under its jurisdiction do not contribute to serious human rights abuses.
The report notes that India’s current arms export rules lack clear human rights due diligence requirements and offer limited transparency. India has never signed the Arms Trade Treaty, a global agreement that seeks to prevent weapons transfers when there is a clear risk they could be used in violations of international humanitarian law.
Amnesty said it contacted the Indian government and the nine companies named in the report in June and July 2026 but received no replies before publication. The organisation stressed that states should not authorise arms transfers where there is a clear risk of contributing to serious violations, and that companies may also carry responsibility if they knowingly supply weapons likely to be used in such acts.
The findings once again place India’s growing defence partnership with Israel under international scrutiny. As the India arms Israel trade continues, pressure is mounting on New Delhi to review its export approvals and strengthen oversight of military shipments.
