What happened: Amnesty International alleged India’s arms exports could be linked to Gaza war-crime allegations
Amnesty International alleged that ammunition and weapons potentially linked to alleged war crimes in Gaza could have been supplied from India. Amnesty International’s allegation focuses on India–Israel arms and component flows and argues that such supply creates an international legal accountability risk, in the context of alleged serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza.
What Amnesty International claims: shipment-level trade data and export scale
Amnesty International’s allegation is based on shipment-level trade data between India and Israel for a defined period. Amnesty International claims the following:
Amnesty International claims thousands of shipments of small arms and ammunition were exported from India to Israel over the defined period.Amnesty International claims that at least several hundred of these shipments were determined to have military purposes.Amnesty International claims that both private Indian entities and government-linked Indian entities supplied components to Israeli defence firms connected to the alleged operations.Amnesty International names component types allegedly supplied, including explosive artillery shells, mortar launchers, and sensors.Amnesty International claims that India’s regulatory oversight failed to prevent problematic exports.Amnesty International concludes that the export pattern creates a risk of complicity under international law.