2,596 arms shipments to Israel: Amnesty links India to Gaza genocide
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London: Amnesty International has alleged that India continued supplying arms, ammunition and military components to Israel despite what the organisation describes as a substantial risk that the exports could be used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In a report titled Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel, the rights group claims India has deepened its defence partnership with Israel even as concerns over violations of international humanitarian law have grown.
According to Amnesty, its investigators analysed 2,596 shipments exported from India to Israel between October 7, 2023, and November 30, 2025. The organisation says the shipments included at least 390,516 components for military-grade small arms, 564,970 explosive ordnance parts—including drone warheads and artillery shell casings—and 298 armoured vehicle components supplied to Israeli defence companies that Amnesty identifies as direct suppliers to the Israeli armed forces. The report also names state-owned Indian defence companies among the suppliers.
Amnesty alleges the exports formed part of supply chains supporting Israel’s military operations. It says the shipments included machine gun components, 155mm artillery shell parts, explosive warheads for SkyStriker loitering munitions and armoured vehicle components supplied to Israeli firms including Elbit Systems, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries, which Amnesty accuses of contributing to violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
The organisation further alleges that India’s arms export framework lacks mandatory human rights due diligence and sufficient transparency. Citing the International Court of Justice’s provisional measures recognising a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza, Amnesty argues India cannot credibly claim it was unaware that continued arms transfers carried a substantial risk of contributing to serious violations of international law.
Amnesty also criticises India for remaining outside the Arms Trade Treaty after abstaining from the 2013 UN vote adopting it. The organisation says joining the treaty would help align India’s export controls with international standards.
The report warns that Indian companies maintaining business ties with Israeli military suppliers could risk complicity in crimes under international law. Amnesty said it wrote to the Government of India and nine companies named in the report in June and July 2026 but had received no response before publication. The organisation has called for an immediate halt to all Indian transfers of arms, ammunition and military components to Israel, arguing that continuing such exports is inconsistent with India’s obligations under the Genocide Convention and the Geneva Conventions.