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India Will Respond With "Full Force" to Terror Threats: Centre
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Anticipating future warfare scenarios through "predictive technologies" and creating precise, targeted systems for counter-action are among the three-fold goals when it comes to India's futuristic defence programme.
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Opinion | The IMF-Shaped Irony In Pakistan's Massive Defence Budget Hike
- Monday June 16, 2025
- Opinion | Tara Kartha
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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India Has 'Evidence' To Put Pakistan Back On Money Laundering Grey List: Sources
- Friday May 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Manjiri Chitre
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
- Friday May 16, 2025
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma
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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Budget 2024: Rajnath Singh Thanks Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman For Highest Allocation To Defence Sector
- Tuesday July 23, 2024
- Business News | Asian News International
Budget 2024: He commended the budget for its comprehensive approach and contribution to India's economic growth and development.
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BJP Alleges Rahul Gandhi Insulted Hindus, Portions Of His Speech Expunged
- Tuesday July 2, 2024
- India News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Parliament session 2024: The BJP - led by PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh - hit back strongly to Rahul Gandhi's speech in Parliament on Monday afternoon, accusing the Congress MP of insulting all Hindus.
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Interim Budget 2024: Defence Budget Pegged At Rs 6.21 Lakh Crore For 2024-25
- Thursday February 1, 2024
- Business News | Press Trust of India
Interim Budget 2024: In a modest hike, the government on Thursday increased the defence budget to Rs 6.21 lakh crore for 2024-25 from last year's allocation of Rs 5.94 lakh crore and announced an ambitious scheme for "deep-tech" technologies
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Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest
- Thursday February 1, 2024
- Business News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her sixth Union Budget in a row, equalling the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The Interim Budget indicated the government's focus on women, youth and farmers in an election year.
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Need To Enhance Budget For Defence Research, Suggests Parliamentary Panel
- Wednesday December 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday recommended higher budgetary outlay for research and development in the annual defence budget in line with India's aspirations to become a global leader in manufacturing of military platforms.
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www.ndtv.com
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75% Of Defence Capital Budget Kept For Domestic Industry: Rajnath Singh
- Wednesday February 15, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that a new era of self-reliance in India's defence sector is being paved, in which the country will move forward strongly on the path of progress with new energy, determination and enthusiasm.
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www.ndtv.com
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Defence Budget Hiked 13% To Rs 5.94 Lakh Crore Amid Tensions With China
- Thursday February 2, 2023
- India News | Reuters
India proposed on Wednesday Rs 5.94 trillion ($72.6 billion) in defence spending for the 2023-24 financial year, 13% up from the previous period's initial estimates, aiming to add more fighter jets and roads along its tense border with China.
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www.ndtv.com
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"India's Defence Exports Rose 6 Times Due To New Initiatives": President
- Tuesday January 31, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
President Droupadi Murmu today lauded India's indigenous defence manufacturing and said that the country's defence exports have increased manifold due to the initiatives of the government.
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www.ndtv.com
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Transparent Decision-Making Necessary For Combat Readiness: Rajnath Singh
- Monday November 14, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today while underlining the need to expand the defence budget to over Rs 6 lakh crore said that it is necessary to spend the fund allocated in the present budget "timely" to achieve country's combat readiness.
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www.ndtv.com
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India's Military Spending In 2021 Ranked Third-Highest In World: Centre
- Friday July 29, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
India's military spending for the year 2021 was ranked as the third highest in the world, the government said citing data collated by Stockholm-based defence think-tank SIPRI.
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www.ndtv.com
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Defence Ministry "Over-Achieved This Target... To Achieve PM's Vision"
- Wednesday April 20, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Defence Ministry today said it had set aside 64 per cent of the capital acquisition budget for domestic industry in the financial year 2021-22 and has been able to "over achieve" the target.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Will Respond With "Full Force" to Terror Threats: Centre
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Anticipating future warfare scenarios through "predictive technologies" and creating precise, targeted systems for counter-action are among the three-fold goals when it comes to India's futuristic defence programme.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | The IMF-Shaped Irony In Pakistan's Massive Defence Budget Hike
- Monday June 16, 2025
- Opinion | Tara Kartha
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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www.ndtv.com
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India Has 'Evidence' To Put Pakistan Back On Money Laundering Grey List: Sources
- Friday May 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Manjiri Chitre
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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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 50,000 Crore Boost For India's Military After Operation Sindoor: Sources
- Friday May 16, 2025
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma
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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www.ndtv.com
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Budget 2024: Rajnath Singh Thanks Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman For Highest Allocation To Defence Sector
- Tuesday July 23, 2024
- Business News | Asian News International
Budget 2024: He commended the budget for its comprehensive approach and contribution to India's economic growth and development.
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Alleges Rahul Gandhi Insulted Hindus, Portions Of His Speech Expunged
- Tuesday July 2, 2024
- India News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Parliament session 2024: The BJP - led by PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh - hit back strongly to Rahul Gandhi's speech in Parliament on Monday afternoon, accusing the Congress MP of insulting all Hindus.
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www.ndtv.com
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Interim Budget 2024: Defence Budget Pegged At Rs 6.21 Lakh Crore For 2024-25
- Thursday February 1, 2024
- Business News | Press Trust of India
Interim Budget 2024: In a modest hike, the government on Thursday increased the defence budget to Rs 6.21 lakh crore for 2024-25 from last year's allocation of Rs 5.94 lakh crore and announced an ambitious scheme for "deep-tech" technologies
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www.ndtv.com
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Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest
- Thursday February 1, 2024
- Business News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her sixth Union Budget in a row, equalling the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The Interim Budget indicated the government's focus on women, youth and farmers in an election year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Need To Enhance Budget For Defence Research, Suggests Parliamentary Panel
- Wednesday December 20, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday recommended higher budgetary outlay for research and development in the annual defence budget in line with India's aspirations to become a global leader in manufacturing of military platforms.
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www.ndtv.com
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75% Of Defence Capital Budget Kept For Domestic Industry: Rajnath Singh
- Wednesday February 15, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that a new era of self-reliance in India's defence sector is being paved, in which the country will move forward strongly on the path of progress with new energy, determination and enthusiasm.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Defence Budget Hiked 13% To Rs 5.94 Lakh Crore Amid Tensions With China
- Thursday February 2, 2023
- India News | Reuters
India proposed on Wednesday Rs 5.94 trillion ($72.6 billion) in defence spending for the 2023-24 financial year, 13% up from the previous period's initial estimates, aiming to add more fighter jets and roads along its tense border with China.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
"India's Defence Exports Rose 6 Times Due To New Initiatives": President
- Tuesday January 31, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
President Droupadi Murmu today lauded India's indigenous defence manufacturing and said that the country's defence exports have increased manifold due to the initiatives of the government.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Transparent Decision-Making Necessary For Combat Readiness: Rajnath Singh
- Monday November 14, 2022
- India News | Asian News International
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today while underlining the need to expand the defence budget to over Rs 6 lakh crore said that it is necessary to spend the fund allocated in the present budget "timely" to achieve country's combat readiness.
-
www.ndtv.com
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India's Military Spending In 2021 Ranked Third-Highest In World: Centre
- Friday July 29, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
India's military spending for the year 2021 was ranked as the third highest in the world, the government said citing data collated by Stockholm-based defence think-tank SIPRI.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Defence Ministry "Over-Achieved This Target... To Achieve PM's Vision"
- Wednesday April 20, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Defence Ministry today said it had set aside 64 per cent of the capital acquisition budget for domestic industry in the financial year 2021-22 and has been able to "over achieve" the target.
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www.ndtv.com