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Despite modest spending growth in recent years, India remains the world's second-largest arms importer, behind only Saudi Arabia. © Reuters

NINAD D SHETH, Contributing writer

LUCKNOW, India -- Military equipment makers are eager to expand in India, the world's second-largest arms importer. Their enthusiasm was evident at a recent trade show, where memorandums of understanding worth $8 billion were signed, a fourfold increase from just two years ago.

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