Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pegged the total expenditure in Budget 2023-24 at Rs 45,03,097 crore, up from Rs 41,87,232 crore of...

In 2020, the defence ministry was allocated Rs 4.71 lakh crore but a significant part of this (Rs 1.3 lakh crore) went to just pensions. Th...

The cash-strapped forces contend they do not even have enough for 'committed liabilities' i.e. instalments for arms deals.

The government made funding of the medical scheme for retired personnel as part of the army’s revenue budget from this fiscal year.

In a move which could help save Rs 1,600 crore, the Army might reduce its manpower by around 27,000 soldiers deployed in ‘non-core activiti...

"The five biggest spenders in 2018 were the US ($649 billion), China ($250 billion), Saudi Arabia ($67.6 billion), India ($66.5 billion) an...

The reforms are aimed at making the army force leaner & meaner as well as to enhance its combat capabilities.

The Army plans to launch the major transformative exercise by early next year after fine-tuning the four studies, headed by senior lieutena...

Grappling with a ballooning revenue expenditure that leaves little for modernisation, the Army plans to launch the massive transformative e...

Even Pakistan which spends 42% of its total defence expenditure on personnel has been spending 26% on operations and maintenance, a higher ...

Defence auditor has repeatedly found that revenue component of budget accounts for wasteful expenditure due to outdated processes, lackadai...

Gen Singh said a liberalised FDI regime will “accrue several benefits including a boost in defence research and a reduced dependence on imp...

I want to dispel the myth that funds which have been given are lesser than before. Beginning 2004 to today, particularly on expenditure, it...

Sources said the Army was struggling to make emergency procurements when China and Pakistan were modernizing their defence forces in "full ...

70-80% of the capital outlay every year goes for “committed liabilities or installments” for deals inked earlier, leaving very little for n...

"There is no impact on any modernisation process with this. Moreover, it is only for period up to the next budget and was done last year to...

The government has raised the capital expenditure limit for the defence forces by Rs 13,434.82 crore in the next financial year.