India’s arms sale to Israel risks complicity in Gaza genocide, Amnesty says

Rights group says India continues to support the Israeli military despite genocide ‘broadcast worldwide on an almost daily basis’.India continues to supply arms to Israel despite a “substantial risk” of them being used in the “ongoing genocide against Palestinians” in Gaza, according to a report by Amnesty International.In a report shared with Al Jazeera, the Britain-based rights group on Thursday documented how India has “forged a close and profitable partnership with the Israeli defence sector and has become a significant contributor to the supply chains that support Israel’s military operations”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4How Modi ‘broke down walls’ between India, Israel – at Palestine’s expenselist 2 of 4How US defence aid shaped Israel’s military developments since Oct 7, 2023list 3 of 4Not just the US: How 51 countries armed Israel during Gaza warlist 4 of 4‘Double cross, first class’: Why India’s Modi wins so many foreign awardsend of list“Amnesty International investigators analysed 2,596 shipments of weapons, ammunition, parts and components shipped from India to Israel since 7 October 2023,” the report titled The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel said, referring to the beginning of the massive Israeli offensive on Gaza.According to the report, 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 and artillery shell casings – and 298 components of military vehicles to Israeli military suppliers.Amnesty said it used shipment trade data to reveal how weapons, ammunition, parts and components were shipped to Israeli companies that supply them to the country’s army.The rights group said its researchers “systematically excluded” shipments that may have been destined for civilian use, adding that they identified India’s exports of weapons and ammunition, including parts and accessories, categorised under the internationally recognised Harmonised System codes (HS Code) 93+ and 8710+.(Al Jazeera)Earlier this year, Al Jazeera also obtained 91 Indian customs export documents covering arms-related shipments to Israel in 2024 under the classification code 93069000, which refers to “bombs, grenades”, according to India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s customs book.