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Rs 20,000 cr hike in modernisation budget a 'huge step' by govt, w
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI): Amid criticism that the defence budget had not been hiked adequately to meet security challenges, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday called the hike of Rs 20,000 in funds for weapon acquisition "a huge ste
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Increase in capital outlay of Defence amid pandemic is huge step,
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday called the increase in the capital outlay of Defence budget "a huge step", which will provide adequate budgetary support amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sitharaman allocates Rs 4.78 lakh crore to defence budget for 2021
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for increasing the defence budget to Rs 4.78 lakh crore for the financial year 2021-22 and termed it as the highest ever increase in capital out
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Watch out for increase in healthcare, defence expenditure, says Ch
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Ahead of the keenly awaited Union Budget 2021, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday asked the people of the country to watch out for an increase in healthcare and defence expenditure.
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Trump vetoes US defence budget, calling it 'gift' to Russia, China
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed massive annual defense policy bill, saying it fails to include critical national security measures and is a gift to Russia and China.
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UK announces biggest military investment since Cold War
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI): Britain is set to increase its defence budget by 16.5 billion pounds (USD 21.8 billion) in the next four years to deal with "perilous" international situation and "bolster its global influence."
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China aims to exhaust Taiwan's defence budget by repeated incursio
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 9 (ANI): Taiwan defence minister Yen Te-fav revealed that over 8 per cent of the country's military budget for this year has been spent on responding to China's repeated intrusions.
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Rs 90,048 crores allocated for defence modernisation in 2020-21
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): An amount of Rs 90,048 crores has been allocated for capital acquisition (modernisation) of the armed forces under Defence Service Estimates in 2020-21.
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Amid rising tensions with China, Taiwan unveils record defence bud
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 14 (ANI): As tensions with China escalates, Taiwan has unveiled a budget with a 10 per cent increase in defence spending for next year.
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Indian Navy to berth new aircraft carrier at private shipyard
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Amid declining share in defence budget for its projects, the Indian Navy is now planning to deploy the indigenous aircraft carrier at a private shipyard in Kattupalli near Chennai.
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Parl Panel flags shortage of Rs 60K crore for defence modernisatio
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): The Parliamentary standing committee on Defence on Friday flagged the shortage in allocation of the defence budget for modernisation saying it would affect the acquisition of the latest weaponry for the Armed Forces.
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CAG report 'a little outdated', every jawan who goes to Siachen ge
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday said the report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled in parliament on Monday regarding condition of troops in high altitude areas was "a little outdated" and stressed that every jawan who goes to Siachen
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