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Rs 1.96 Lakh Crore Allocated To Home Ministry In Budget 2023
Sending a clear message about its internal security priorities, the Modi government on Wednesday allocated Rs 1.96 lakh crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with a majority of the spending on Central Armed Police Forces such as CRPF and intelligence gathering.
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MPs' Panel Warns Against Military Funding Cut, Cites Border Tension
Adequate budgetary allocations must be made available to the armed forces in view of the present scenario of heightened tensions with certain neighbouring countries, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said on Wednesday.
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China's Defence Budget 3 Times That Of India's. Focus: "Combat Readiness"
China today hiked its annual defence budget by 7.1 per cent to USD 230 billion from last year's USD 209 billion.
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Budget Gives 19% More Buying Power To Defence Forces, Highest In 15 Years
The Union Budget made a 19 per cent higher allocation for the country's armed forces to buy new weaponry compared to last year and the highest in the last 15 years. The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today pegged the defence budget at Rs 4.78 lakh crore, which includes a capital expenditure budget of Rs 1.35 lakh cror...
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Defence Budget Remains Unchanged At Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore
The defence budget remained unchanged at Rs 3.18 lakh crore, the amount set aside in the interim budget in February, notwithstanding expectations of steep hike in resources to modernise the armed forces and procure critical military platforms.
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IPL 2019: Opening Ceremony Funds Donated To Armed Forces
The CoA had decided to cancel the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and donate the money budgeted for it to the armed forces.
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Elusive $15 Billion India Defense Contract Frustrates Boeing To Lockheed
India -- the world's biggest arms importer, with an annual defense budget of $43 billion -- has been dangling a potential $15 billion fighter jet deal for more than a decade, with Lockheed and Boeing, the world's two largest contractors, vying for the chance to refit India's air force.
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Parliament Highlights: Congress Doesn't Want Armed Forces To Be Strong, Says PM Modi
PM Modi at rhe Budget Session of Parliament: Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the debate on the motion of thanks to the president's address in the Lok Sabha today. The discussion started yesterday and the motion is likely to be adopted by the House.
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Defence Budget In Free Fall, Centre Has No Money For Soldiers: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at the centre for "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said "empty slogans" and "fake chest thumping" characterised the government's narrative towards the ...
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Congress Attacks Centre Over Military Spending, "Apathy" Towards Soldiers
The Congress today accused the Modi government of "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending.
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Defence Budget Increased By 6.87% To Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore
The defence ministry said the capital outlay for armed forces is 32.19 per cent of the government's total capital expenditure of Rs 3,36,293 crore.
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Parliamentary Panel Slams Centre For Inadequate Funds In Defence Budget
A parliamentary panel today came down hard on the Modi government for inadequate allocation of funds for the armed forces in the defence budget, saying the country cannot afford complacency in dealing with security challenges, particularly when there was a possibility of a two-front war.
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Armed Forces Not Reeling Under Shortage Of Funds: Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected a parliamentary panel's findings that the three services were reeling under severe shortage of funds, saying adequate financial resources have been allocated to them in the last four years.
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Positive Indian Decision On F-16, F-18 Jets May Lead To Transfer Of Advanced Technology: US Official
The trajectory of the India-US defence ties in the fighter jet segment depends on New Delhi's decision on the F-16 and F-18 warplanes being offered by the US, a top Defence Department official has said.
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China's Defence Spending To Accelerate In 2018
China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defence budget increase for 2018, giving the world's largest armed forces a boost after spending slowed in the previous two years.
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Rs 1.96 Lakh Crore Allocated To Home Ministry In Budget 2023
Sending a clear message about its internal security priorities, the Modi government on Wednesday allocated Rs 1.96 lakh crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with a majority of the spending on Central Armed Police Forces such as CRPF and intelligence gathering.
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MPs' Panel Warns Against Military Funding Cut, Cites Border Tension
Adequate budgetary allocations must be made available to the armed forces in view of the present scenario of heightened tensions with certain neighbouring countries, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said on Wednesday.
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China's Defence Budget 3 Times That Of India's. Focus: "Combat Readiness"
China today hiked its annual defence budget by 7.1 per cent to USD 230 billion from last year's USD 209 billion.
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Budget Gives 19% More Buying Power To Defence Forces, Highest In 15 Years
The Union Budget made a 19 per cent higher allocation for the country's armed forces to buy new weaponry compared to last year and the highest in the last 15 years. The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today pegged the defence budget at Rs 4.78 lakh crore, which includes a capital expenditure budget of Rs 1.35 lakh cror...
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Defence Budget Remains Unchanged At Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore
The defence budget remained unchanged at Rs 3.18 lakh crore, the amount set aside in the interim budget in February, notwithstanding expectations of steep hike in resources to modernise the armed forces and procure critical military platforms.
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IPL 2019: Opening Ceremony Funds Donated To Armed Forces
The CoA had decided to cancel the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and donate the money budgeted for it to the armed forces.
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Elusive $15 Billion India Defense Contract Frustrates Boeing To Lockheed
India -- the world's biggest arms importer, with an annual defense budget of $43 billion -- has been dangling a potential $15 billion fighter jet deal for more than a decade, with Lockheed and Boeing, the world's two largest contractors, vying for the chance to refit India's air force.
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Parliament Highlights: Congress Doesn't Want Armed Forces To Be Strong, Says PM Modi
PM Modi at rhe Budget Session of Parliament: Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the debate on the motion of thanks to the president's address in the Lok Sabha today. The discussion started yesterday and the motion is likely to be adopted by the House.
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Defence Budget In Free Fall, Centre Has No Money For Soldiers: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at the centre for "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said "empty slogans" and "fake chest thumping" characterised the government's narrative towards the ...
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Congress Attacks Centre Over Military Spending, "Apathy" Towards Soldiers
The Congress today accused the Modi government of "politicising" the armed forces and compromising national security by "lowering" the morale of soldiers and insulting them through cuts in their spending.
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Defence Budget Increased By 6.87% To Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore
The defence ministry said the capital outlay for armed forces is 32.19 per cent of the government's total capital expenditure of Rs 3,36,293 crore.
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Parliamentary Panel Slams Centre For Inadequate Funds In Defence Budget
A parliamentary panel today came down hard on the Modi government for inadequate allocation of funds for the armed forces in the defence budget, saying the country cannot afford complacency in dealing with security challenges, particularly when there was a possibility of a two-front war.
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Armed Forces Not Reeling Under Shortage Of Funds: Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected a parliamentary panel's findings that the three services were reeling under severe shortage of funds, saying adequate financial resources have been allocated to them in the last four years.
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Positive Indian Decision On F-16, F-18 Jets May Lead To Transfer Of Advanced Technology: US Official
The trajectory of the India-US defence ties in the fighter jet segment depends on New Delhi's decision on the F-16 and F-18 warplanes being offered by the US, a top Defence Department official has said.
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China's Defence Spending To Accelerate In 2018
China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defence budget increase for 2018, giving the world's largest armed forces a boost after spending slowed in the previous two years.
