India risks complicity in Israel’s war crimes in Gaza, Amnesty report reveals
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- Amnesty International published "Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel," using shipment-level trade data to argue India risks complicity in "crimes against humanity of apartheid, genocide and other crimes under international law."
- Between October 7, 2023 and November 30, 2025, India exported more than 2,500 shipments of small arms, parts, and ammunition to Israel, including machine gun components, explosive warheads, and artillery shells.
- Of those shipments, at least 788 were determined to serve military purposes, the report found.
- Private manufacturers PLR Systems (a joint venture between the Adani Group and Israel Weapon Industries), Indo-MIM, Kalyani Strategic Systems (a Bharat Forge Group subsidiary), and Ashoka Manufacturing all failed to adequately regulate arms exports.
- Government-owned entities Munitions India, India Optel, and Advanced Weapons and Equipment India supplied high-explosive artillery shells, mortar launchers, and sensor components to Elbit Systems and Semiconductor Devices throughout the period.
- The report was published one month after a UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry led by Justice S. Muralidhar concluded Israel's actions in Gaza constituted genocide.
- Amnesty called for a comprehensive arms embargo covering direct and indirect supply, and immediate cessation of business relationships with Israel's arms industry.
Why it matters: The report names both private conglomerates (Adani, Bharat Forge) and government-owned defense firms as suppliers, meaning a credible arms embargo could cost India's military-industrial sector — and state revenue — a relationship Amnesty documents as "close and profitable." With the UN already finding genocide, the findings put Delhi's diplomatic neutrality claim under direct factual challenge.
