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Trump's 2026 Defence Plan: More Drones, Fewer Ships And F-35s
US President Donald Trump wants a pay raise for troops, more high-tech missiles and drones in next year's defense budget, while cutting Navy jobs, and buying fewer ships and fighter jets to save money, according to budget materials posted Wednesday.
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NATO Agrees To Hike Defence Spending By 5%: What It Really Mean?
NATO leaders are set to sign off Wednesday at their Hague summit on a defence spending pledge to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand for a headline figure of five per cent of GDP.
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Opinion | The IMF-Shaped Irony In Pakistan's Massive Defence Budget Hike
The Pakistani defence budget retains its opacity. Neither the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nor the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has been able to persuade Pakistan to be a little more transparent to its own people.
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Guns Over Growth? Pak Hikes Defence Budget By 20%, Slashes Overall Spending
Pakistan, whose overall debt has increased to nearly PKR 76,000 billion (approx USD 270 billion) in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, seems to be prioritising its military spending over development.
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Pakistan Likely To Hike Defence Spending In New Budget: Report
Pakistan will unveil on Tuesday its annual federal budget for the next fiscal which is likely to see a substantial hike in defence expenditure.
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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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Defence Or Environment? London Faces Spending Choices
Torn between growing geopolitical tensions and constrained public finances, Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is set to unveil feared trade-offs in a government spending review on Wednesday.
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India Has 'Evidence' To Put Pakistan Back On Money Laundering Grey List: Sources
According to sources, Pakistan spends about 18 per cent of its budget on defence services - higher than what conflict-ridden countries spend (10 to 14 per cent).
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Rs 50,000 Crore Boost For India's Military After Operation Sindoor: Sources
India's defence budget may get a Rs 50,000 crore boost as a result of Operation Sindoor, government sources told NDTV Friday morning.
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Amid Russia's Threat To Europe, Trump 'Weakened' The West: Former NATO Head
Rasmussen suggests creating a new "D7" grouping of democracies, including the EU, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand, to form a "formidable force to resist coercion from China or the United States."
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2024 Global Military Spending Hit $2.7 Trillion In Record Surge. Here's Why
Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.
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Global Warming A Security Challenge, Army Needs To Be Prepared: Experts
Concerns have grown that climate action is being sidelined as Europe beefs up defence and the US retreats from allies and its green commitments.
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Donald Trump Says Tariffs On Mexico, Canada "Could Go Up" Over Time
In a big warning to Canada and Mexico, US President Donald Trump said tariffs on the United States' North American neighbours "could go up", but stressed that businesses will have clarity on the issue after April 2.
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Putin And Trump Agree Again. This Time, Xi Jinping Is The Odd One Out
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem to be on the same page on most issues these days. So much so, that Russia and the US now seem like allies, as the rest of the world is left stupefied.
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"Focus On Private Sector If Public Sector Order Book Is Full": Adani Defence CEO
India must focus on putting money into critical capabilities that form the core of defence systems, Adani Defence and Aerospace CEO Ashish Rajvanshi told NDTV in an exclusive interview on Monday.
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Trump's 2026 Defence Plan: More Drones, Fewer Ships And F-35s
US President Donald Trump wants a pay raise for troops, more high-tech missiles and drones in next year's defense budget, while cutting Navy jobs, and buying fewer ships and fighter jets to save money, according to budget materials posted Wednesday.
-
NATO Agrees To Hike Defence Spending By 5%: What It Really Mean?
NATO leaders are set to sign off Wednesday at their Hague summit on a defence spending pledge to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand for a headline figure of five per cent of GDP.
-
Opinion | The IMF-Shaped Irony In Pakistan's Massive Defence Budget Hike
The Pakistani defence budget retains its opacity. Neither the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nor the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has been able to persuade Pakistan to be a little more transparent to its own people.
-
Guns Over Growth? Pak Hikes Defence Budget By 20%, Slashes Overall Spending
Pakistan, whose overall debt has increased to nearly PKR 76,000 billion (approx USD 270 billion) in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, seems to be prioritising its military spending over development.
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Pakistan Likely To Hike Defence Spending In New Budget: Report
Pakistan will unveil on Tuesday its annual federal budget for the next fiscal which is likely to see a substantial hike in defence expenditure.
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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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Defence Or Environment? London Faces Spending Choices
Torn between growing geopolitical tensions and constrained public finances, Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is set to unveil feared trade-offs in a government spending review on Wednesday.
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India Has 'Evidence' To Put Pakistan Back On Money Laundering Grey List: Sources
According to sources, Pakistan spends about 18 per cent of its budget on defence services - higher than what conflict-ridden countries spend (10 to 14 per cent).
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Rs 50,000 Crore Boost For India's Military After Operation Sindoor: Sources
India's defence budget may get a Rs 50,000 crore boost as a result of Operation Sindoor, government sources told NDTV Friday morning.
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Amid Russia's Threat To Europe, Trump 'Weakened' The West: Former NATO Head
Rasmussen suggests creating a new "D7" grouping of democracies, including the EU, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand, to form a "formidable force to resist coercion from China or the United States."
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2024 Global Military Spending Hit $2.7 Trillion In Record Surge. Here's Why
Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.
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Global Warming A Security Challenge, Army Needs To Be Prepared: Experts
Concerns have grown that climate action is being sidelined as Europe beefs up defence and the US retreats from allies and its green commitments.
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Donald Trump Says Tariffs On Mexico, Canada "Could Go Up" Over Time
In a big warning to Canada and Mexico, US President Donald Trump said tariffs on the United States' North American neighbours "could go up", but stressed that businesses will have clarity on the issue after April 2.
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Putin And Trump Agree Again. This Time, Xi Jinping Is The Odd One Out
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem to be on the same page on most issues these days. So much so, that Russia and the US now seem like allies, as the rest of the world is left stupefied.
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"Focus On Private Sector If Public Sector Order Book Is Full": Adani Defence CEO
India must focus on putting money into critical capabilities that form the core of defence systems, Adani Defence and Aerospace CEO Ashish Rajvanshi told NDTV in an exclusive interview on Monday.
