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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicMilitary spending

Topic: military spending

Global defence spending rose to $2.46 trillion in 2024 amid security challenges, shows IISS report

Smruti Deshpande -
Data published by International Institute of Strategic Studies shows US, China and Russia were the top 3 countries with the largest defence budgets.

‘Flying rivers’ causing floods in India & Modi has to ‘spend more’ to build military — global media

Shivani Mago -
Reports also discuss Indian diaspora's 'distrust' of Donald Trump, Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo, and Maldives-India ties.

India 4th highest military spender, China at $296 billion second only to US, says SIPRI report

Smruti Deshpande -
America spent a whopping $916 bn, accounting for 37 percent of the total global expenditure. Russia, India & Saudi Arabia occupy next three spots.

Losses to Russian military power, 7% rise in China’s defence spending in 2022, finds IISS

Suchet Vir Singh -
Ukraine war increased defence spending across Europe; China's budget has affected its neighbours, finds Military Balance

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Opinion

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Amana Begam -
Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

Vijay is winning nickname war in Tamil Nadu. He’s attacking Brand Stalin with ‘uncle’ taunt

I will keep attacking India even though my missiles reach nowhere: Pakistani General X

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Javaria Rana -
Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

National Interest

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

Shekhar Gupta -
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.

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