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Topic: defence spending

India 3rd largest military spender, 50% defence exports go to Myanmar, shows data from SIPRI

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says India's defence spending in 2021 was up 0.9% from 2020. Rise comes on back of border tensions and ‘Make in India’ push. 

MoD and IDSA no longer separate. How Manohar Parrikar’s name was added to the think tank

Lt General Prakash Menon -
With the packing of Executive Council with favorites of the establishment, a major source of resistance to defend IDSA’s autonomy could get weakened.

From North Korea to Covid-19 — the major defence issues Joe Biden will face

Peter Martin -
US President-elect Joe Biden will be forced to focus on the military despite his pledge to zero in on fighting coronavirus and healing the battered American economy.

YV Reddy questions Fin Commission mandate on defence funding, K Sujatha Rao on new medical bill

Fiza Jha -
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Narendra Modi govt can’t increase defence budget. Best it can do is go for reforms

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Instead of relying on rhetoric to justify inadequate defence budget, government must provide an outline for time-bound national security reforms

This year, the Indian Air Force doesn’t have enough funds to pay for past purchases

Manu Pubby -
The budget allocated is far short of the money the IAF has committed to pay for purchasing aircraft. It will need a mid-year bail out.
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Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

Swasti Rao -
India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

In Mohammed Siraj, the Pasmanda Muslims have a hero

There is a global race to make fusion power a reality. India must step up investments soon

Economy

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

Neelam Pandey -
New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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