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Topic: Defense budget

Grappling with increased Chinese aggression, Taiwan hikes defence expenses for 2023

With a budget of USD 17.3 billion, Taiwan seeks to put in place new advanced combat jets and programs for elevating sea and air combat capability.

China defence spending set to rise by 7.5% as Xi scales up military

The budget growth target, lower than last year, will still be enough for Xi Jinping's plans to build a world-class military by 2050.

Agnivesh seeks judicial probe into attack, and no-confidence motion after 15 years

Front page No-confidence motion moved in Parliament. The Lok Sabha will start debating the no-confidence motion, the first in 15 years, Friday. Going by the...

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MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.