Russia supplied India with around $13 billion of arms in the previous 5 years, and New Delhi has actually put orders with Moscow for weapons and military equipment going beyond $10 billion, Russian state news firms reported.

India is the worlds biggest buyer of Russian arms, accounting for around 20% of Moscows existing order book.

Despite the unprecedented pressure on India from Western countries led by the US in connection with Russias unique operation in Ukraine, it continues to be one of Russias primary partners in the field of military-technical cooperation, said Dmitry Shugayev, the head of Russias Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation.

Annual arms exports were about $14 billion to $15 billion, and the order book has actually stayed consistent at around $50 billion, Interfax said.