Trump vetoes US defence budget, calling it 'gift' to Russia, China

Dec 23, 2020

Washington [US], December 24 : US President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed massive annual defense policy bill, saying it fails to include critical national...

Biden expresses hope Japan would increase defence spending amid China's rise

Nov 28, 2021

Washington [US], November 28 : US President Joe Biden expressed his hope that Japan would increase its defence budget during a phone call with...

China's defence budget continues to rebound

Mar 08, 2022

Hong Kong, March 8 : Amidst the gravity of bitter fighting in Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin prosecutes his invasion, China announced its defence...

Pentagon ordered to plan for 8 per cent annual defence budget cuts over next 5 years

Feb 19, 2025

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed top Pentagon and US military officials to prepare plans to reduce the defence budget by 8 per cent...

Delay in decision-making adversely affects country's combat readiness: Rajnath Singh

Nov 14, 2022

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday while underlining the need to expand the defence budget to over Rs 6 lakh crore said that it...

Union Budget 2022-23: Defence R&D opened up for industry, startups and academia

Feb 01, 2022

New Delhi [India], February 2 : Defence research and development will be opened up for industry, startups and academia with 25 per cent of...