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TopicPakistan defence budget

Topic: Pakistan defence budget

Pakistan’s strong biceps, weak budgets routine & apology cards in Elon’s cart

ThePrint Team -
Pakistan's strong biceps, weak budgets routine & apology cards in Elon’s cart

Pakistan raises defence spending by 20% but slashes overall federal budget 

Javaria Rana -
Islamabad allocates PKR 2.55 trillion (approx Rs 76,500 crore) to defence in FY26 amid IMF pressures, declining growth and rising debt.

Pakistan’s audacious defence budget needs to stay on paper. It’s good for everyone

Tara Kartha -
IMF is balking at Pakistan’s unrealistic budget, but Islamabad feels it can push the lending agency to give it what it wants. US can call the bluff.

Ayesha Siddiqa on Pakistan’s defence budget cut, Y.V. Reddy on RBI’s independence

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

Pakistan’s defence budget unchanged due to Imran govt’s austerity drive

Sajjad Hussain -
Pakistan's budget for the next fiscal year is set at Rs 7,022 billion, with a growth target of 4 per cent.

How Pakistan is expected to ‘fudge’ its high defence spending tomorrow

Taha Siddiqui -
With agreement to secure a $6 bn IMF bailout, experts say Pakistan defence budget cut only to create a ‘narrative’ & number fudging to take care of rest.

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Opinion

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

+TFP Shailaja Bajpai -
‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

The Public Safety Act was meant to protect society. In J&K, it protects power

Don’t blame Trump alone—India-US ties were on shaky ground anyway

Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

Javaria Rana -
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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