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Military Spending Soars Globally Amid Rise In Armed Conflicts
New war fronts have emerged across the globe, driving a rapid surge in military spending. In 2024, global military expenditure reached $2.718 trillion, up 9.4 per cent from 2023, marking the largest annual increase since 1988.
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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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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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Russia Doubles 2023 Defence Expenditure Amid Rising Ukraine War Costs
Russia has doubled its 2023 defence spending target to more than $100 billion - a third of all public expenditure - a government document reviewed showed, as the costs of the war in Ukraine spiral and place growing strain on Moscow's finances.
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India's Military Spending 3rd Highest In World: Report
World military expenditure reached an all-time high of USD 2.1 trillion in 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday, adding that the top three largest spenders were the United States, China and India.
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In A First, India In Top 3 Of Largest Military Spenders In 2019: Report
Global military expenditure at 3.6 per cent saw its largest annual spike in a decade in 2019 with China and India being the second- and third-largest spenders after the US, a Stockholm-based think-tank said on Monday, the first time the two Asian giants were among the top three countries spending more on armaments.
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Imran Khan Moves In To Military Secretary's Home, Cuts Down On Perks
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan today moved into a modest three-bed room house of his military secretary along with two servants, a day after announcing that he would not be staying in the sprawling PM House which has a staff of 524, keeping his pledge to cut down the expenditure of the cash-strapped government.
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"Chinese Have Finally Arrived": Army Chief's Take On Beijing's Strengths
Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday lauded China's military might, saying they understood the importance of ratcheting up defence prowess alongside their economy. The world, he said, is looking at India to provide a counterbalance and added a criticism of what he called "a belief" regarding defence expenditure at home.
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Russia Boosts Military Spending Despite Sanctions: Study
Russia became the world's third largest military spender in 2016 despite low oil prices and economic sanctions, as the global expenditure rose for a second consecutive year, a study said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Would Spend Billions More On Military, But For What? Experts Ask
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's US military buildup plan would cost hundreds of billions of dollars - but with no apparent strategy, defense experts from across the political spectrum said on Thursday.
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Figures On ISIS Arms And Their Origins
Much of the formidable arsenal that has helped turn the ISIS into the world's most powerful extremist group comes from Iraq.
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US expects to subsidise Afghan training
The United States expects to spend about US $6 billion a year training and supporting Afghan troops and police after it begins pulling out its own combat troops in 2011.The previously undisclosed estimates of US spending through 2015 detailed in a NATO training mission document are an acknowledgment that Afghanistan will remain largely dependent on...
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Military Spending Soars Globally Amid Rise In Armed Conflicts
New war fronts have emerged across the globe, driving a rapid surge in military spending. In 2024, global military expenditure reached $2.718 trillion, up 9.4 per cent from 2023, marking the largest annual increase since 1988.
-
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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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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Russia Doubles 2023 Defence Expenditure Amid Rising Ukraine War Costs
Russia has doubled its 2023 defence spending target to more than $100 billion - a third of all public expenditure - a government document reviewed showed, as the costs of the war in Ukraine spiral and place growing strain on Moscow's finances.
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India's Military Spending 3rd Highest In World: Report
World military expenditure reached an all-time high of USD 2.1 trillion in 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday, adding that the top three largest spenders were the United States, China and India.
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In A First, India In Top 3 Of Largest Military Spenders In 2019: Report
Global military expenditure at 3.6 per cent saw its largest annual spike in a decade in 2019 with China and India being the second- and third-largest spenders after the US, a Stockholm-based think-tank said on Monday, the first time the two Asian giants were among the top three countries spending more on armaments.
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Imran Khan Moves In To Military Secretary's Home, Cuts Down On Perks
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan today moved into a modest three-bed room house of his military secretary along with two servants, a day after announcing that he would not be staying in the sprawling PM House which has a staff of 524, keeping his pledge to cut down the expenditure of the cash-strapped government.
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"Chinese Have Finally Arrived": Army Chief's Take On Beijing's Strengths
Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday lauded China's military might, saying they understood the importance of ratcheting up defence prowess alongside their economy. The world, he said, is looking at India to provide a counterbalance and added a criticism of what he called "a belief" regarding defence expenditure at home.
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Russia Boosts Military Spending Despite Sanctions: Study
Russia became the world's third largest military spender in 2016 despite low oil prices and economic sanctions, as the global expenditure rose for a second consecutive year, a study said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Would Spend Billions More On Military, But For What? Experts Ask
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's US military buildup plan would cost hundreds of billions of dollars - but with no apparent strategy, defense experts from across the political spectrum said on Thursday.
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Figures On ISIS Arms And Their Origins
Much of the formidable arsenal that has helped turn the ISIS into the world's most powerful extremist group comes from Iraq.
-
US expects to subsidise Afghan training
The United States expects to spend about US $6 billion a year training and supporting Afghan troops and police after it begins pulling out its own combat troops in 2011.The previously undisclosed estimates of US spending through 2015 detailed in a NATO training mission document are an acknowledgment that Afghanistan will remain largely dependent on...
