India is the world’s largest arms importer. It aims to be a big weapons dealer, too.

Indian naval officers hoists the navy flag during a ceremony to induct the largest indigenously built warship INS Kolkata in Mumbai. (Rajanish Kakade/AP)

By Rama Lakshmi November 16 at 3:30 AM

NEW DELHI — For more than a decade, India shopped around the world in search of a deal for more than $1 billion worth of helicopters to replace about 200 of its military’s aging light-utility aircraft.
India is the World’s Largest Arms Importer. It Aims to Be a Big Weapons Dealer, Too. by Thavam Ratna