London, March 14 (PTI) India has emerged as the world's largest arms importer overtaking China which shared the second spot with South Korea followed by Pakistan, according to a report by a Swedish think-tank.

"India is the world's largest arms importer," according to new data on international arms transfers published today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

"India received 9 per cent of the volume of international arms transfers during 2006?10, with Russian deliveries accounting for 82 per cent of Indian arms imports," it said in a comprehensive annual update of the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database.

The four largest importers of conventional weapons in 2006?10 are located in Asia, the report said. India last topped the list in 1992.

The share of the four countries are--India (9 per cent), China (6 per cent), South Korea (6 per cent) and Pakistan (5 per cent).