New Delhi11 minutes ago
- Copy link
These photos are taken from a video posted from the Indian Army official handle @Adgpi on 7 May on X.
After Operation Sindoor, the government can increase the defense budget further. This information has been given in media reports quoting government sources.
According to this, the government has proposed to give an additional Rs 50,000 crore by the Ministry of Defense, which can be approved in the winter session of Parliament.
The Ministry of Defense says that this money will be spent on the purchase of new weapons, ammunition, and new technology. Also, the necessary needs of the army, research and development will also be given attention.
This year the central government increased the defense budget to 6.81 lakh crore rupees, which is about 10% more than the previous year. The defense budget has increased by about 3 times in the last 10 years.
75% of India’s military budget is spent on salary-pension
Currently, India’s defense budget is 1.9% of GDP. India spends 75% of its defense budget on its 14 lakh army salary and pension, leaving only 25% for military modernization.
The Indian Air Force needs 42 squadrons of aircraft. Instead, the Air Force has only 31 squadrons. The number of active squadrons in this also is only 29. MiG 29 Bison’s 2 squadrons will retire this year. A squadron consists of 18 aircraft. Accordingly, the Air Force has a major shortage of 234 aircraft.
The Indian Air Force needs 42 squadrons of aircraft. Instead, the Air Force has only 31 squadrons. A squadron consists of 18 aircraft.
SIPRI claims- India’s military budget became ₹ 7.19 lakh crore
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) says that in 2024, the fifth largest country in the world has increased by 1.6% to $ 86.1 billion (₹ 7.19 lakh crore). At the same time, Pakistan’s military expenditure was $ 10.2 billion, or about ₹ 85,170 crore.
According to the report ‘Trends in World Military Expenditure 2024’ released on 27 April, India is spending 9 times more money on its army than Pakistan. The report also states that the top 5 countries in the world are America, China, Russia, Germany and India. The total military expenditure of these five is $ 1635 billion i.e. ₹ 136.52 lakh crore.
The report mentions the military expenses of these countries
- China’s military expenditure increased by 7.0% to an estimated 314 billion dollars, showing an increase of three decades in a row.
- Russia’s military expenditure reached $ 149 billion in 2024. This is 7.1% of Russia’s GDP and 19% of all the Russian government expenditure.
- Ukraine’s total military expenditure rose by 2.9% to $ 64.7 billion, which is 43% of Russia’s expenditure. Along with 34% of GDP, Ukraine had the largest military burden in any country in 2024.
April 28: India finalized Rafael Marine Deal of 63 thousand crores
The deal of 26 Rafale Marine aircraft was signed between India and France on 28 April. On behalf of India, Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh signed the deal. Under the deal, India will buy 22 single seater aircraft and 4 double seater aircraft from France. Delivery of aircraft will start in 2028-29 and all aircraft will reach India by 2031-32. Read full news …
In India in 2024 consecutive year, weapon purchase money cut
In the budget of 2024, the Indian Army received Rs 6,21,940 crore for expenditure, which is just Rs 400 crore i.e. 0.064% more than the interim budget. The budget for purchase of arms and salary-pension remains the same. Capital budget has been cut for the third consecutive year, ie, the expenditure on weapons procurement and army modernization has been cut.
This time the defense has received 12.9% of the total budget. Last year, this share was around 13%. 67.7% of the defense budget has been received by revenue and pension budget, most of which is spent in distributing salary-pension. Read full news …
Many countries of Europe increased military expenses in 2024
The SIPRI report also states that many countries in Central and Western Europe have increased their military expenses significantly in 2024. The reason behind this was to implement new expenses and large -scale arms purchase schemes.
According to the report, Germany’s military expenses rose by 28% to $ 88.5 billion. Due to which it became the largest spending in Central and Western Europe and the fourth largest spending country in the world.
At the same time, Poland’s military expenses rose 31% in 2024 to $ 38.0 billion, which is 4.2% of Poland’s GDP.
Read this news related to military expenses too …
China’s defense budget 3 times more than India: 4 times less than America; 7.2% rose to $ 249 billion from last year
China gained 7.2% in its annual defense budget in February 2025. This year it became $ 249 billion (1.78 trillion yuan). This is about 3 times more than India’s military budget of $ 79 billion. Experts estimate that China’s actual defense expenses are 40-50% higher than the expenses mentioned by it.
China spends the most on the army after America. America’s defense budget is close to $ 950 billion. Which is more than 4 times the budget of China. Read full news …