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India's military expenditure rose by 8.9% to USD 92.1 bln in 2025: Report says global spending surged 2.9%Global military spending surged to USD 2887 billion in 2025, marking the eleventh consecutive year of growth. India ranked fifth, increasin...27 Apr, 2026, 03.20 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
- India fourth-largest military spender, overall global spending accelerates: SIPRI reportIn 2023, India ranked as the world's fourth-largest military spender, with a total expenditure of $83.6 billion, marking a 4.2% increase fr...22 Apr, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
- India world's fourth largest defence spender in 2022, says reportIndia's defence spending has increased by around six per cent, making it the world's fourth largest military spender in 2022, according to ...26 Apr, 2023, 05.43 PM IST
- Pakistan approves 6% hike in defence budget for 'critical shortfalls'According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), world military expenditure reached an all-time high of USD 2.1 t...04 Jun, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
- World military expenditure passes $2 trillion for 1st time; India in 3rd place: SIPRI"The five largest spenders in 2021 were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia, together accounting for 62 per cent...25 Apr, 2022, 06.54 PM IST
- India third-largest military spender after the US and ChinaIndia’s annual military expenditure, of course, includes a huge pension bill for 33-lakh million veterans and defence civilians. In the 202...27 Apr, 2021, 11.17 AM IST
- China hikes defence budget to USD 179 billion, nearly three times that of IndiaChina, which has the world's largest military of two million troops, will continue to lower its defence budget growth rate to 6.6 per cent ...22 May, 2020, 12.16 PM IST
- India third largest military spender in world, after US and ChinaIndia’s “tensions” and “rivalry” with Pakistan and China are among the main reasons for its increased military expenditure. India’s militar...27 Apr, 2020, 05.23 PM IST
- China spends four times more than India on defence: SIPRI"The five biggest spenders in 2018 were the US ($649 billion), China ($250 billion), Saudi Arabia ($67.6 billion), India ($66.5 billion) an...30 Apr, 2019, 08.27 AM IST
- India among world's top five defence spenders: ReportThe report said that India is set to overtake Britain with the third-largest defence budget by 2018 as a result of its modernisation drive.11 Jul, 2018, 03.08 PM IST
- Global defence spending up in 2015; India ahead of France, JapanGlobal military spending rose in '15 to touch nearly $1.7tn driven mainly by conflicts, including the war against ISIS, Saudi-led action in...11 Jul, 2018, 01.58 PM IST
- Why India needs private investment to boost defenceTo boost the domestic defence sector, the government needs to open it up to private investments, including overseas investors who can bring...24 Apr, 2014, 04.20 AM IST
- India ninth biggest military buyer in worldIndia is the world's 9th biggest military spender, sandwiched between Germany-Japan on one side and South Korea-Italy on the other, in a re...15 Apr, 2014, 01.13 PM IST
- China doles out offers to attract youth to armyAs it modernises its 2.3 million strong military with hefty defence spending, China is offering "well-educated" youth offers of preferentia...31 Oct, 2012, 07.17 PM IST
- India main military spender in South Asia: SIPRIIndia remained the main military spender in South Asia. And China, India accounted for 40 per cent of the region's spending.11 Jun, 2007, 06.00 PM IST
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