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Union Budget 2026: After Op Sindoor, Terror Threats, Record Defence Spending Hike
Increased spending on the armed forces was not unexpected after Operation Sindoor, the first military clash with Pakistan since the 1971 war between the two countries.
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Canada To Pour Extra Billions To Meet NATO's 2% Military Spending Target
Canada's Liberal government will pour extra billions into its armed forces and hit NATO's 2% military spending target this fiscal year, much earlier than scheduled, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.
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MPs' Panel Warns Against Military Funding Cut, Cites Border Tension
Adequate budgetary allocations must be made available to the armed forces in view of the present scenario of heightened tensions with certain neighbouring countries, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said on Wednesday.
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China's Defence Budget 3 Times That Of India's. Focus: "Combat Readiness"
China today hiked its annual defence budget by 7.1 per cent to USD 230 billion from last year's USD 209 billion.
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Budget Gives 19% More Buying Power To Defence Forces, Highest In 15 Years
The Union Budget made a 19 per cent higher allocation for the country's armed forces to buy new weaponry compared to last year and the highest in the last 15 years. The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today pegged the defence budget at Rs 4.78 lakh crore, which includes a capital expenditure budget of Rs 1.35 lakh cror...
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Defence Budget Remains Unchanged At Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore
The defence budget remained unchanged at Rs 3.18 lakh crore, the amount set aside in the interim budget in February, notwithstanding expectations of steep hike in resources to modernise the armed forces and procure critical military platforms.
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IPL 2019: Opening Ceremony Funds Donated To Armed Forces
The CoA had decided to cancel the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and donate the money budgeted for it to the armed forces.
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Elusive $15 Billion India Defense Contract Frustrates Boeing To Lockheed
India -- the world's biggest arms importer, with an annual defense budget of $43 billion -- has been dangling a potential $15 billion fighter jet deal for more than a decade, with Lockheed and Boeing, the world's two largest contractors, vying for the chance to refit India's air force.
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Parliament Highlights: Congress Doesn't Want Armed Forces To Be Strong, Says PM Modi
PM Modi at rhe Budget Session of Parliament: Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the debate on the motion of thanks to the president's address in the Lok Sabha today. The discussion started yesterday and the motion is likely to be adopted by the House.
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Defence Budget In Free Fall, Centre Has No Money For Soldiers: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at the centre for "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said "empty slogans" and "fake chest thumping" characterised the government's narrative towards the ...
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Union Budget 2026: After Op Sindoor, Terror Threats, Record Defence Spending Hike
Increased spending on the armed forces was not unexpected after Operation Sindoor, the first military clash with Pakistan since the 1971 war between the two countries.
-
Canada To Pour Extra Billions To Meet NATO's 2% Military Spending Target
Canada's Liberal government will pour extra billions into its armed forces and hit NATO's 2% military spending target this fiscal year, much earlier than scheduled, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.
-
MPs' Panel Warns Against Military Funding Cut, Cites Border Tension
Adequate budgetary allocations must be made available to the armed forces in view of the present scenario of heightened tensions with certain neighbouring countries, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said on Wednesday.
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China's Defence Budget 3 Times That Of India's. Focus: "Combat Readiness"
China today hiked its annual defence budget by 7.1 per cent to USD 230 billion from last year's USD 209 billion.
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Budget Gives 19% More Buying Power To Defence Forces, Highest In 15 Years
The Union Budget made a 19 per cent higher allocation for the country's armed forces to buy new weaponry compared to last year and the highest in the last 15 years. The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today pegged the defence budget at Rs 4.78 lakh crore, which includes a capital expenditure budget of Rs 1.35 lakh cror...
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Defence Budget Remains Unchanged At Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore
The defence budget remained unchanged at Rs 3.18 lakh crore, the amount set aside in the interim budget in February, notwithstanding expectations of steep hike in resources to modernise the armed forces and procure critical military platforms.
-
IPL 2019: Opening Ceremony Funds Donated To Armed Forces
The CoA had decided to cancel the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and donate the money budgeted for it to the armed forces.
-
Elusive $15 Billion India Defense Contract Frustrates Boeing To Lockheed
India -- the world's biggest arms importer, with an annual defense budget of $43 billion -- has been dangling a potential $15 billion fighter jet deal for more than a decade, with Lockheed and Boeing, the world's two largest contractors, vying for the chance to refit India's air force.
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Parliament Highlights: Congress Doesn't Want Armed Forces To Be Strong, Says PM Modi
PM Modi at rhe Budget Session of Parliament: Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the debate on the motion of thanks to the president's address in the Lok Sabha today. The discussion started yesterday and the motion is likely to be adopted by the House.
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Defence Budget In Free Fall, Centre Has No Money For Soldiers: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at the centre for "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said "empty slogans" and "fake chest thumping" characterised the government's narrative towards the ...
