What is NATO's new 5% defence spending target?NATO leaders are poised to approve a significant increase in defense spending, aiming for 5% of GDP by 2035, driven by concerns over Russia...
23 Jun, 2025, 09.44 PM IST
India spent 9 times more money on defence than Pakistan did in 2024India's defence expenditure dwarfed Pakistan's in 2024, SIPRI data showed. India currently ranks fifth globally in military spending. China...
02 May, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
Global military spending soars to $2.7 trillion in 2024; Russia, US, China, India, Germany account for 60%Global military expenditure soared to USD 2718 billion in 2024, a 9.4% increase, marking the largest rise since the Cold War's end, fueled ...
28 Apr, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
Spurred by Trump turnabout, European nations debate conscriptionEuropean countries are reconsidering compulsory military service as they face the threat of Russian aggression and potential US security wi...
16 Mar, 2025, 11.07 AM IST
While Europe struggles Ukraine outpaces the rest of continent, builds weapons faster, smarter, and cheaper amid Russia conflict; here's howUkraine’s weapon production is rapidly outpacing Europe, producing faster and cheaper than any other country in the region. This surge in m...
19 Feb, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
More for pensions, less for firepower: Is India’s Defence Budget strategically weak?India’s Defence Budget 2025-26 rises by 9.53% to ₹6.81 lakh crore, focusing on pensions, salaries, and modernisation. Despite increased cap...
03 Feb, 2025, 01.48 PM IST
Europe is pouring money into defence. But is it enough?European leaders, amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and an isolationist U.S. presidency, are compelled to increase military spending due to o...
31 Jan, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
Lithuania says will spend 5-6% of GDP on defence in 2026-2030Lithuania is set to increase its defense spending to 5-6% of GDP from 2026-2030. This decision, prompted by Russia's actions in Ukraine, re...
17 Jan, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
NATO finds gaping holes in Europe's defenceAt the recent NATO summit in Washington, leaders focused on the high cost of overhauling Europe's defense capabilities amidst growing fears...
24 Jul, 2024, 02.54 PM IST
Cost of Russia's war in Ukraine: Blood, treasure and chaosRussia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and sown economic turmoil across the world. The wa...
05 Jun, 2023, 04.29 PM IST
Watchdog: World military spending up to an all-time highThe independent Swedish watchdog said that last year, the three largest arms spenders were the United States, China and Russia, who between...
25 Apr, 2023, 11.16 AM IST
The Ukraine war is reshaping how Europe spendsAcross the European Union and Britain, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is reshaping spending priorities and forcing governments to prepare for...
29 Mar, 2022, 10.51 PM IST
United US House OKs $13.6 billion for Ukraine in huge spending billPassage of the Ukraine aid and the $1.5 trillion government-wide legislation carrying it let both parties lay claim to election-year victor...
10 Mar, 2022, 10.10 AM IST
With Trump gone, NATO wages war on climate threatTrump called climate change a "hoax" and pulled the United States out of the international Paris Agreement to fight climate change. Trump a...
13 Jun, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
View: Why India should have a 'tit-for-tat’ approach with ChinaOr else we will have to relive the sorry picture of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain alighting from a plane on September 30, 1938...
29 Jun, 2020, 10.17 AM IST
Majority of NATO member states still not meeting alliance's defence spendingNew set of data from NATO for projected 2015 expenditures, shows that vast majority of NATO states still fail to hit the 2% target.
24 Jun, 2015, 12.46 PM IST
The 21 most miserable countries in the worldThe index was created by economist Arthur Okun, and it was an extremely popular measurement during the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan presi...
03 Sep, 2014, 01.07 PM IST