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BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Panel of MPs warns of too low spending on defence

Defence budget as GDP per cent lowest since 1962 war.

26 July 2018 12:51 AM IST

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI )

Unutilised defence budget is not to be sent back: Nirmala Sitharaman

Defence minister makes clear demand' to finance ministry over issue.

13 April 2019 1:25 AM IST

The development marks Xi Jinpings rise as countrys most powerful leader in decades. (Photo: AFP)

Beijing's defence budget unveils grand security ambitions

Increase in China's defence budget is indeed closely linked to the goal of transforming the PLA into a modern,...

12 March 2018 12:22 AM IST

Economic development, military modernisation must go hand-in-hand: Army chief

Economic development, military modernisation must go hand-in-hand:...

Gen Rawat, quoting an internal study, said 35-37 per cent of the annual budget given to the force is contributed towards...

1 March 2018 3:54 PM IST

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat. (Photo: PTI)

Need national military strategy, Army spending considered a 'burden':...

General Rawat stressed that India's true potential will be realised when both economic growth and might of the army go...

4 May 2017 6:39 PM IST

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan presents new USD 50 billion development-heavy budget

'We have increased the defence budget to Rs 920 billion (from Rs 860 billion),' Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said.

27 May 2017 9:54 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Strategic partnership to help attract FDI in defence: Jaitley

Finance Minister says entry of foreign investors is linked to kind of orders they will get.

1 Jun 2017 5:15 PM IST

Experts predict that the next 10 years will be critical for India as the economic gap with China will continue to widen, but after 2027 this gap will start to reduce.

China's cheque-book diplomacy

India has shown some interest in Duqm port for industrial investment and connectivity, and as an energy corridor .

17 April 2017 4:58 AM IST

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Photo: AFP)

Japan approves huge defence budget after North Korea's nuclear threat

The Cabinet approved 5.13 trillion yen ($43.6 billion) in defence spending for the fiscal year starting in April.

22 Dec 2016 2:31 PM IST