World military expenditure surpasses USD 2tn; US, China, India top spenders

Apr 25, 2022

Stockholm [Sweden], April 25 : World military expenditure reached an all-time high of USD 2.1 trillion in 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute...

India strongly opposes ADB financing to Pakistan, citing fund misuse concerns

Jun 04, 2025

India has vehemently opposed any Asian Development Bank financing support to Pakistan, raising serious concerns about potential misuse of development funds for military expenditure...

WB Guv seeks 'serious' and 'proper' enquiry over BGBS expenditure

Aug 27, 2020

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 28 : West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday sought serious and proper investigation in the expenditure of Bengal...

Telangana presents Budget for 2023-24, proposes expenditure at Rs 2.9 lakh crore

Feb 06, 2023

For 2023-24, the state government proposed a total expenditure worth Rs 290,396 crore, of which revenue expenditure is Rs 2,11,685 crore and the capital...

We ignored military till Lal Bahadur Shastri gave call for 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan': Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi

Jan 23, 2023

Addressing an event here in Chennai, Ravi said, "We considered spending on the military as an 'unproductive expenditure'. We thought that everything will happen...

"Op Sindoor led to increase in demand for our Indigenous defence products": Rajnath Singh

Jul 07, 2025

The demands for Indian defence equipment have increased following Operation Sindoor, said Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday, noting that the world military...