China’s Defence Spending Hides More Than It Reveals; Outstrips Combined Expenses of India, Japan
2 years, 9 months ago

China’s Defence Spending Hides More Than It Reveals; Outstrips Combined Expenses of India, Japan

News 18  

The People’s Republic of China’s annual National People’s Congress ended last week. The People’s Liberation Army’s defence spending has increased by at least 6.6 per cent every year since the past three decades, and its defence expenditure has increased nearly six-fold in the past two decades. However, China is not the only country to hide its defence expenditure, as India too doesn’t reveal several components like its defence spending on space, cyber and nuclear programmes. Comparing China’s Defence Expenditure The US DOD report projects a slowdown in China’s economic growth in the next 10 years, thus reducing its capabilities to spend on defence and national security needs. However, China’s defence expenditure is around 3.5 times less than the US annual military budget, thus making the US an important extra-regional actor in the Indo-Pacific region for balancing China’s rise.

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Japan approves record defence budget with plans to become 3rd highest spender: Where does India stand?
2 weeks ago

Japan approves record defence budget with plans to become 3rd highest spender: Where does India stand?

India TV News  

Japan has decided to increase its defence budget to as high as 8.7 trillion yen in 2025. Under the new defence strategy, Tokyo plans to eventually double its annual military spending to around 10 trillion yen, making it the world's No.3 military spender after the United States and China. Understanding Japan's new defence strategy Japan prepares to deploy US-made Tomahawks …

India to spend 12.9% of Budget 2024 on defence. But how does it stack up against China?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India to spend 12.9% of Budget 2024 on defence. But how does it stack up against China?

Firstpost  

The Centre has allocated Rs 6.21 lakh crore from the Union Budget to defence spending – up from 5.94 lakh crore in 2023. The defence ministry has kept aside Rs 1.05 lakh crore – 75 per cent of the modernisation budget – to buy from Indian firms. The Centre also increased the defence pension budget to Rs 1.41 lakh crore …

Global defence budget: How much India, Pakistan and China spend on military? Top 10 list
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Global defence budget: How much India, Pakistan and China spend on military? Top 10 list

Hindustan Times  

Global military spending reached $2,443 billion in 2023, marking a significant 6.8 per cent increase from the previous year and the most significant year-on-year rise since 2009, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. SIPRI report on global military spending | Key points • In 2023, total military expenditure accounted for 2.3 per cent of the …

China ramps up defence budget by 7.2%, India will feel the heat
10 months ago

China ramps up defence budget by 7.2%, India will feel the heat

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: With the Chinese annual defence budget crossing seven per cent for the third consecutive year even though the economy is slowing down, its political and military ramifications will be felt by its principal adversaries including India this decade. While India is involved in a four -year stand-off with the China on East Ladakh Line of Actual Control, the …

China raises defense budget by 7.2% as it pushes for global heft and regional tensions continue
10 months ago

China raises defense budget by 7.2% as it pushes for global heft and regional tensions continue

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Tuesday announced a 7.2% increase in its defense budget, which is already the world’s second-highest behind the United States at 1.6 trillion yuan, roughly mirroring last year’s rise. In the latest dangerous incident, Chinese coast guard ships blocked Philippine vessels off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Tuesday, causing a minor collision, the Philippine coast …

India’s defence budgeting and the point of deterrence
1 year ago

India’s defence budgeting and the point of deterrence

The Hindu  

The Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft programme of the Indian Air Force earned the sobriquet of being the ‘mother of all procurements’ due its cost, pegged at around $10 billion in 2007. Need for judicious assessment The question is whether ‘affordable defence’ — due to the perennial guns versus butter dilemma — will be the driving factor. Though the research and …

Taiwan's Leader Says 2024 Defence Budget to Hit Record $19 Billion
1 year, 4 months ago

Taiwan's Leader Says 2024 Defence Budget to Hit Record $19 Billion

News 18  

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Monday defence spending would reach a record 606.8 billion Taiwan dollars in 2024, a demonstration of the island’s “determination to ensure national security”. The proposed spending would be a 3.5 percent increase from 2023’s $586.3 billion Taiwan dollars, according to official data. The Chinese military launched massive military exercises last year after Nancy Pelosi, then-speaker …

New Delhi 4th biggest defence spender, Moscow jumps to 3rd spot as Ukraine war drags on
1 year, 8 months ago

New Delhi 4th biggest defence spender, Moscow jumps to 3rd spot as Ukraine war drags on

Firstpost  

Just like India, China has also increased its military expenditure, as it remains the world’s second largest spender. The SIPRI report suggests that China allocated around $292 billion in 2022, and its military expenditure has now increased for 28 consecutive years New Delhi: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has revealed that India’s military expenditure rose by 6 per cent …

China readying for Taiwan takeover? Xi hikes defence budget for 8th year in a row
1 year, 10 months ago

China readying for Taiwan takeover? Xi hikes defence budget for 8th year in a row

Firstpost  

China has increased its defence budget to 1.55 trillion yuan this year, up from 1.45 trillion yuan last year Beijing: Amid ongoing tensions with the US and the European nations, the latest being Germany’s threats against providing weapons to Russia against Ukraine, China has increased its defence budget for the eighth straight year. China has hiked its defence budget by …

China expands defense budget 7.2%, marking slight increase
1 year, 10 months ago

China expands defense budget 7.2%, marking slight increase

Associated Press  

China on Sunday announced a 7.2% increase in its defense budget for the coming year, up slightly from last year’s 7.1% rate of increase. In his report Sunday to the annual session of China’s rubber-stamp parliament, Premier Li Keqiang said that over the past year, “We remained committed to the Party’s absolute leadership over the people’s armed forces.” “The people’s …

China boosts defence budget by 7.2% amid 'security challenges'; Where does India stand?
1 year, 10 months ago

China boosts defence budget by 7.2% amid 'security challenges'; Where does India stand?

India TV News  

China's defence budget: China, which has been facing an economic slowdown, has announced to increase in the defence budget by 7.2 this year. China sets economic growth at around 5% The top economic official set this year’s growth target at “around 5%” following the end of anti-virus controls that kept millions of people at home and triggered protests. According to …

Upcoming budget to accelerate Make in India momentum in defence sector
1 year, 11 months ago

Upcoming budget to accelerate Make in India momentum in defence sector

India TV News  

With the Union Budget for 2023 set to be announced soon, there is a lot of anticipation about whether it will provide the necessary impetus to speed up the momentum for Make in India in defence. BUDGET 2023: FULL COVERAGE One of the main challenges facing the defence sector in India is the lack of a robust domestic defence industry. …

Budget 2023: Here's How Much Govt Has Allocated To Defence Sector In Last Five Years
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Here's How Much Govt Has Allocated To Defence Sector In Last Five Years

ABP News  

The announcement of the Union Budget for the year 2023-2024 is just a few days away. Take A Look At The Share Of Funds Allocated To Defence Sector In The Union Budget In Last Five Years: 2018-2019 In the year 2018-19, the Ministry of Defence was allocated Rs 4,04,365 crore for expenditure across the various services, production establishments, and research …

Budget 2023: Why rural, infra sectors may occupy centre stage in pre-election appropriations
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Why rural, infra sectors may occupy centre stage in pre-election appropriations

India Today  

Ahead of elections, successive governments have found it hard to resist a spending spree. In the last two pre-election budgets, rural, welfare, and infrastructure spending jumped, while there were cuts in defence spending as a share of capital expenditure. Defence capital spending’s share dipped nearly four per cent in FY 2019, ahead of the last Lok Sabha elections, while infrastructure’s …

Taiwan unveils record defence budget amid tensions with China
2 years, 4 months ago

Taiwan unveils record defence budget amid tensions with China

Al Jazeera  

Taiwan has unveiled plans for a record boost in defence spending, weeks after China staged unprecedented military exercises around the democratically governed island. The 13.9 percent spending increase, which includes funding for new fighter jets and other equipment, would take the total defence budget to a record 586.3 billion New Taiwan dollars, or about 15 percent of total government expenditure. …

India\'s military spending 3rd highest in world after US, China: Reports
2 years, 8 months ago

India\'s military spending 3rd highest in world after US, China: Reports

Deccan Chronicle  

Stockholm : World military expenditure reached an all-time high of USD 2.1 trillion in 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said on Monday, adding that the top three largest spenders were the United States, China and India. US military spending reached USD 801 billion in 2021, a drop of 1.4 per cent from 2020, the statement said. India's military …

Taiwan holds its breath as China ramps up firepower
2 years, 9 months ago

Taiwan holds its breath as China ramps up firepower

The Telegraph  

Xi Jinping proudly surveyed the rows of troops, tanks and missiles assembled in the centre of Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese president then drove through displays of tanks and ballistic missiles, inspecting his forces in the country’s largest ever military parade. Last Friday, US president Joe Biden told leaders of Nato …

China ups defence budget but Anand Mahindra says ’size doesn’t matter’. See post
2 years, 10 months ago

China ups defence budget but Anand Mahindra says ’size doesn’t matter’. See post

Live Mint  

The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and the increase in China's defence budget has shaken the geopolitics severely. While Russia's invasion of Ukraine has upended the lives of millions of people, especially Ukrainians, a jump in China's defence budget has raised a red flag for India. Amid the reports around global conflicts and China's defence budget, the chairman of …

From Germany to China, how Russia-Ukraine conflict is forcing the world to ramp up defence budgets
2 years, 10 months ago

From Germany to China, how Russia-Ukraine conflict is forcing the world to ramp up defence budgets

Firstpost  

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted many countries to hike their defence budgets. Romania: President Klaus Iohannis said that his country would push defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP, from the current 2 per cent mark. China: Beijing too has increased its defence spending in 2022 by 7.1 per cent to $229 billion, up from a 6.8 per …

China to raise defense spending by 7.1% to $229 billion
2 years, 10 months ago

China to raise defense spending by 7.1% to $229 billion

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Saturday announced a 7.1% increase in defense spending in 2022 to $229 billion, continuing years of robust spending on its increasingly powerful military that is challenging the U.S. armed forces’ dominance in the Indo-Pacific region. During a meeting between Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing early last month, Xi endorsed Russia’s objections to further …

China says military spending to grow 7.1 percent in 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

China says military spending to grow 7.1 percent in 2022

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIJING: China's military budget -- the second-largest in the world after the United States -- is set to increase by 7.1 percent in 2022, Beijing announced on Saturday. During a speech opening the annual session of China's rubber-stamp parliament, Li said Beijing would "enhance military training and combat readiness, stay firm and flexible in carrying out military struggle, and safeguard …

Defence Diary: Too Much Focus on China Game PLAN; Why Navy Should Get Bigger Slice of Budget Pie
2 years, 11 months ago

Defence Diary: Too Much Focus on China Game PLAN; Why Navy Should Get Bigger Slice of Budget Pie

News 18  

It’s that time of the year when government officials indulge in aggressive discussions behind the closed doors of South Block over the exact funds that should be earmarked for the Indian Armed Forces in the next financial year. For instance, in 2020-21, the revised estimates and the actual expenditure of the Navy were Rs 37,542 crore and about Rs 41,600 …

US military spending grows as policy shifts to ‘prioritise China’
3 years ago

US military spending grows as policy shifts to ‘prioritise China’

Al Jazeera  

Progressive legislators question massive US defence budget, which officials say is necessary amid China competition. Washington, DC – Months after US President Joe Biden’s administration pulled the last American troops out of Afghanistan as part of his promise to end the country’s “forever wars“, the United States Congress approved a $777.7bn defence budget, a five percent increase from last year. …

Taiwan plans to spend $1.4 billion on new fighter jets amid rising China military activity
3 years, 4 months ago

Taiwan plans to spend $1.4 billion on new fighter jets amid rising China military activity

CNN  

Taiwan announced a modest pace in defense spending for next year on Thursday, but will spend $1.4 billion on new fighter jets, as the island bolsters its forces in the face of increased pressure from Beijing. China has stepped up its military activity near Taiwan, including holding assault drills last week near the island, which it regards as Chinese territory …

China boosts defence spending to $209 billion, over three times that of India
3 years, 10 months ago

China boosts defence spending to $209 billion, over three times that of India

Firstpost  

Beijing: China on Friday hiked its defence budget for the first time to more than US $200 billion, over three times higher than that of India, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year with a 6.8 percent increase in 2021. This year’s planned defence spending will be about 1.35 trillion yuan, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, adding that …

China hikes defence budget to USD 209 billion, 6.8 per cent increase
3 years, 10 months ago

China hikes defence budget to USD 209 billion, 6.8 per cent increase

India TV News  

China on Friday hiked its defence budget to USD 209 billion, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth consecutive year with a 6.8 per cent increase in 2021. China’s annual defence budget maintains a single-digit growth for a sixth consecutive year, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. China's defence budget is about one quarter of the US figure, which is USD …

Defence Budget 2021: Myths and Realities of the defence budget infrastructure
3 years, 11 months ago

Defence Budget 2021: Myths and Realities of the defence budget infrastructure

The Quint  

“Immense expense is mainly in defence” has a pleasing rhyme but does not reflect reality. The reality is that the total allocation for defence in the Union Budget 2021-22 is Rs 4.78 lakh crore including defence pensions, which is a marginal hike compared to Rs 4.71 lakh crore last year, a paltry increase of 1.48 percent as compared to 1.82 …

Budget Was for 1% of Population, Gave Wrong Message to China By Not Hiking Defence Allocation: Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget Was for 1% of Population, Gave Wrong Message to China By Not Hiking Defence Allocation: Rahul Gandhi

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday strongly criticised the Union Budget, saying it was for one per cent of the population and gave a wrong message to China by not significantly raising defence allocation. Addressing a press conference, Gandhi said the conditions in India are "dangerous" which require Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take quick action. "It requires that the …

Defence Budget 2021: Increased capital expenditure much-needed step in context of rising Chinese threat
3 years, 11 months ago

Defence Budget 2021: Increased capital expenditure much-needed step in context of rising Chinese threat

Firstpost  

While the defence Budget presented on Monday reflected only a minor hike in allocation, a reflection of the heightened tensions along the Line of Actual Control could be seen in unbudgeted spending and an increased push towards capital expenditure. In a tweet, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sitharaman for increasing the defence Budget to Rs …

Budget 2021: Small increase in defense spending even as China standoff simmers
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Small increase in defense spending even as China standoff simmers

Live Mint  

India increased its defense spending by about 1%, throwing the timing of its military modernization program into doubt while it faces a protracted standoff with China along their disputed Himalayan border. India’s expenditure is about a quarter that of China’s -- in May 2020, Beijing announced a yearly defense budget $178.6 billion, according to data from the Center for Strategic …

Union Budget 2021: Higher spending for defence sector expected
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Higher spending for defence sector expected

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget 2021-22 to provide relief to the country, ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, and also generously focuses on defence amid the rising tensions with China. Follow Budget 2021 Live Updates As tensions with China continue to escalate, in the wake of the violent standoff in Ladakh with China back in June 2020 …

China's Military Lays Out Technology Roadmap to Catch Up with the US by 2027: Report
4 years, 1 month ago

China's Military Lays Out Technology Roadmap to Catch Up with the US by 2027: Report

News 18  

China must apply cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence if it wants to transform its military into a modern fighting force on a par with those of other leading powers, according to new guidelines and comments from President Xi Jinping and other officials. Recent key conclave of the ruling Communist Party of China has finalised plans to build a fully …

China is aiming to double the size of its nuclear arsenal, Pentagon report says
4 years, 4 months ago

China is aiming to double the size of its nuclear arsenal, Pentagon report says

CNN  

Washington CNN — China is attempting to at least double the number of nuclear warheads in its arsenal in the next decade and its military has already equaled or surpassed the United States in a series of key areas, according to a new Pentagon report released Tuesday. “Over the next decade, China’s nuclear warhead stockpile—currently estimated to be in the …

China hikes defence budget to USD 179 billion, nearly three times that of India
4 years, 7 months ago

China hikes defence budget to USD 179 billion, nearly three times that of India

India TV News  

China, the second-largest military spender after the US, has hiked its defence budget from last year's 177.6 billion to USD 179 billion, nearly three times that of India, the lowest increment in recent years apparently due to the heavy disruption caused to its economy by the COVID-19, according to the official media. China''s this year's defence budget will be around …

Defense budget increase is lowest in 32 years
4 years, 7 months ago

Defense budget increase is lowest in 32 years

China Daily  

People's Liberation Army soldiers attend the opening ceremony of the joint training at a military training field in Cambodia's Kampot province, on March 15, 2020. The central government proposed an annual defense budget of about 1.27 trillion yuan, a 6.6 percent rise on the last budget, according to the draft to be deliberated on at the third session of the …

Global military spending saw largest increase in decade in 2019; China, India in top 3: Study
4 years, 8 months ago

Global military spending saw largest increase in decade in 2019; China, India in top 3: Study

India TV News  

Global military expenditure at 3.6 per cent saw its largest annual spike in a decade in 2019 with China and India being the second- and third-largest spenders after the US, a Stockholm-based think-tank said on Monday, the first time the two Asian giants were among the top three countries spending more on armaments. The total global military expenditure rose to …

China's defence budget increases 850 percent over 20 years
5 years, 1 month ago

China's defence budget increases 850 percent over 20 years

India TV News  

China's defense budget has grown 850 percent in the last 20 years from USD 20 billion to USD 170 billion in 2018, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers on Thursday. "China's official defense budget has grown 850 percent over the past 20 years from USD 20 billion to USD 170 billion in 2018," Rood said in his testimony before the …

defence spending of India, Pakistan and China
5 years, 3 months ago

defence spending of India, Pakistan and China

Op India  

Usually, defence budgets are seen in a very restricted fashion. 1965 Indo-Pak War In 1963 and 1964, Pakistan’s defence spending was $0.74 bn and $0.83 bn respectively. 1971 Indo-Pak War Pakistan’s military spending during 1965-1970 again saw a rise; it reached $1.561 bn in 1970 seeing a 16% growth. Each war till the 1990s that Pakistan imposed on India had …

新时代的中国国防（双语全文）
5 years, 5 months ago

新时代的中国国防（双语全文）

China Daily  

五、合理适度的国防开支 V. Reasonable and Appropriate Defense Expenditure 中国坚持发展和安全兼顾、富国和强军统一，坚持国防建设与经济建设协调发展，坚持勤俭建军方针，依据国家经济发展水平和国防需求，合理确定国防费规模结构，依法管理和使用国防费。 China attends to both development and security. 从国防费占财政支出比重看，2012年至2017年，中国国防费占财政支出平均比重约为5.3%，美国约为9.8%、俄罗斯约为12.4%、印度约为9.1%、英国约为4.8%、法国约为4.0%、日本约为2.5%、德国约为2.8%。中国国防费占财政支出的平均比重排在第四位。 As a ratio of spending to government expenditure, from 2012 to 2017, China’s average defense expenditure was 5.3%. 从人均国防费水平看，2017年中国国民人均国防费为750元人民币，约相当于美国的5%、俄罗斯的25%、印度的231%、英国的13%、法国的16%、日本的29%、德国的20%。中国军人人均国防费为52.16万元人民币，约相当于美国的15%、俄罗斯的119%、印度的166%、英国的27%、法国的38%、日本的35%、德国的30%。中国国民人均国防费排在第七位，军人人均国防费排在第六位。 China’s per capita defense expenditure in 2017 was RMB750 – 5% of the US, 25% of Russia, 231% of India, 13% of the UK, 16% …

Budget 2019: Military modernisation likely to take backseat amid tight finances
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019: Military modernisation likely to take backseat amid tight finances

India Today  

India is likely to stick to a modest rise in defence spending in the 2019/2020 budget due on Friday because of tight government finances, officials said, further delaying a long-planned military modernisation programme. But these plans have been on hold for years because governments have not been able to set aside large sums and most of the defence expenditure goes …

China hikes defence budget by 7.5 percent to $177.61 billion; country second highest spender in world
5 years, 10 months ago

China hikes defence budget by 7.5 percent to $177.61 billion; country second highest spender in world

Firstpost  

China, the world’s second largest military spender after the US, Tuesday announced a 7.5 percent increase in its defence budget for this year, hiking it to a whopping $177.61 billion, over three times that of India. Beijing: China, the world’s second largest military spender after the US, Tuesday announced a 7.5 percent increase in its defence budget for this year, …

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