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

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

Just 1.91 percent of GDP was allocated for defense in the recent annual budget. Can India afford to buy the expensive weapons ...

Sitharaman, presenting her eighth consecutive Budget, talked about fiscal prudence while addressing key sectors, including defence. The government aims to bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.4% of ...

India’s defence sector is undergoing a transformation, balancing fiscal prudence with the need for military modernisation and ...

With an allocation of $59 billion, India remains among the top five military spenders globally, but the spending structure is ...

Rs 1.8 lakh crore out of the marginally-hiked Rs 6.8 lakh crore outlay are towards capital budget of forces, with ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Saturday proposed defence spending of 6.81 trillion rupees ($78.70 billion) for the 2025-26 fiscal year ... The 4.7 trillion rupees the budget allocated for manpower ...

Shri Rajnath Singh reaffirmed India’s historical commitment to peace, noting that the country has never attacked another nation nor engaged in great power rivalries.

The skies over Bengaluru thundered with the roar of fighter jets as Aero India 2025, India’s premier air show soared into ...

On the capital outlay for 2025-26, the defence ministry said ... allocation for the defence budget saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of making India self-reliant in defence sector ...

Union Budget 2025: India’s defence budget for 2025 has been increased to ₹6.81 lakh crore, up from last year’s allocation of ₹6.22 lakh crore. Notably, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ...