India risks complicity in Israel’s war crimes in Gaza, Amnesty report reveals
An Amnesty International report alleges that India has supplied weapons and ammunition to Israel during the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The report suggests these exports may make India complicit in war crimes and calls for an immediate arms embargo.
Why it matters
The report highlights the ethical and legal complexities of international arms trade and India's role in global geopolitical conflicts.
A month after a UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry led by Justice S. Muralidhar concluded that Israel’s action in Gaza constituted genocide , an Amnesty International report stated some of the ammunition and weapons that could have been used in furthering these “war crimes” had possibly originated from India.
The non-profit’s report, ‘Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel’, uses shipment-level trade data between India and Israel to show how India risks complicity in “crimes against humanity of apartheid, genocide and other crimes under international law”. It also noted that the Indian government became a significant supplier for Israel’s military operations by forging a close and profitable partnership with the Israeli defence sector.
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