Donald Trump jitters push US allies toward Japan’s most significant military shift since World War IIJapan is set to ease its strict arms export rules. This move is attracting significant interest from countries like Poland and the Philippi...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
China’s military firms see 10% revenue slump after corruption crackdown, SIPRI study showsChina's giant military firms saw revenues drop last year. Corruption crackdowns led to postponed or cancelled arms deals which contrasts wi...
01 Dec, 2025, 06.58 AM 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
China's nuclear force now three times larger than India's: SIPRI dataChina is rapidly increasing its nuclear arsenal, now boasting 500 warheads, triple that of India. This expansion reflects heightened geopol...
19 Jun, 2024, 07.26 PM IST
China modernising and expanding its nuclear arsenal: SIPRISIPRI in its annual yearbook said as a part of China's substantial expansion of its nuclear weapon arsenal, several additional nuclear warh...
14 Jun, 2022, 03.22 PM IST
Report says India might be expanding its nuclear arsenalIndia had 160 nuclear warheads as on January 2022 and it appears to be expanding its nuclear arsenal, Stockholm-based defence think tank SI...
13 Jun, 2022, 04.41 PM IST
Chinese military aid to Russia would be major role reversal, analysts sayFor decades Russia has, more than any other country, aided China's dramatic military modernisation with weapons and technology - and now Be...
17 Mar, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Ukraine crisis threatens China's discreet pipeline in military technologyMilitary analysts and diplomats say that although the Ukraine-China link has come under increased pressure from the United States, the curr...
03 Mar, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
In a first, India figures on arms exporters listThe latest data on global arms transfer by SIPRI shows that Indian imports have come down since 2015.
10 Mar, 2020, 06.16 AM IST
4 Indian PSUs in top 100 arms producersArms sales of all 100 arms-producing and military services companies in the list add up to $398.2 bn, which was 2.2% higher than the sales ...
14 Dec, 2018, 10.26 AM IST
India world's largest importer of major arms in the last four yearsIndia remains dependent on weapons technology from many willing suppliers, including Russia, the USA, European states, Israel and South Kor...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.46 PM IST
World nuclear powers improve their bombs while reducing arsenalAll states possessing weapons have either begun to deploy new nuclear-weapon-delivery systems or announced their intention to do so
03 Jul, 2017, 11.46 AM IST
Indian arms imports almost thrice than China, Pakistan: StudyIndia's import of weapon systems is three times higher than Pakistan and China as it continues to be the largest buyer of arms in the world.
17 Mar, 2014, 06.35 PM IST
China among top five arms exporters, India top buyerChina has become the world's fifth largest exporter of major conventional arms buoyed by Pakistan's growing import from its communist ally.
18 Mar, 2013, 05.35 PM IST
- India displaces China as world's largest arms importer
India accounted for 10% of global arms imports in 2007-11. Four next largest recipients of arms in were S Korea, Pakistan, China & Singapor...
20 Mar, 2012, 03.34 AM IST
- US No. 1 arms exporter, China, India top importers: SIPRI
While the United States remains the world's biggest arms supplier, China and India are the biggest importers of conventional weapons, a lea...
15 Mar, 2010, 06.56 PM IST
- Military spends soar in US, India, China
Record overall military spending in ‘05 masked divergent trends across the globe, with expenditure on the rise in US, Middle East, China an...
13 Jun, 2006, 01.00 AM IST