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Mumbai Massacre Kicks off an Arms Race

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Apr 03, 2009
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In the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks last November, India's defense sector has gone into a frenetic round of acquisitions pegged at US$50 billion over the next five years, to all intents and purposes all of it focused on Pakistan, either for conventional or so-called "asymmetric warfare."

The purchases run the risk of kicking off an already dangerous…

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