Latest allocation continues five-year trend of declining defence spending as a share of GDP and budget, with FY26 showing a ...

Union Budget 2025-26 allocates ₹6.81 lakh crore for Defence, raising concerns over adequacy for modernisation and ...

Cash from the stretched military budget was splurged on sponsoring a “Formula Woke” racing team, an audit of defence spending ...

The primary structural problem of salaries and pension squeezing fiscal space for capital acquisition remains. However, the ...

Although Delhi says modernization is a priority, funding for capital acquisitions has grown just 4.65% compared to last year.

Union Budget FY25-26 allocates ₹1.8 lakh crore for defence services, focusing on modernization and self-reliance in defence ...

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 February a 2025–26 defence budget of INR6.81 trillion (USD78.4 billion).

The MoD has designated 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms', announcing in December that the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 is ...

India has boosted its defence budget by 9% for the FY2025–26 financial year. A total of INR6.8 trillion (US$78 billion), up from INR6.2 trillion, has been allocated to the sector, amounting to 13.4% ...