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  'I'm not going to protect you': Trump threatens to undermine NATO again sparking row

  World | February 15, 2024 22:21 IST

  Last week, Trump shocked major European countries when he said he won't defend NATO allies who failed in defence-spending and would even encourage Russia to attack them. European countries pledged to bolster their defence power to back Ukraine in fears of an expansion of Russia's offensive.

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  Pakistan increases defence budget to Rs 1,523 bn; hikes spending by 11 per cent

  World | June 10, 2022 23:01 IST

  The estimates showed that defence expenses were the second biggest component of the annual expenditure after the debt payments. The total current expenditure for the next year would be Rs 8,694 billion, which is 15.5 per cent higher than last year's budgeted figure.

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  Military not getting its due share, defence spending 'burden' for many: Army chief Bipin Rawat

  India | May 04, 2017 23:57 IST

  Army chief General Bipin Rawat today said that military is not getting its due share as the spending on defence is considered a burden by many in the country.

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  Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu eyes big increase in defence spending in budget

  World | September 15, 2014 10:09 IST

  Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was supporting an increase in defence spending in the upcoming 2015 Budget in opposition to the stance of the Finance Minister, which may lead to the collapse

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  Pakistan hikes defence spending

  World | June 13, 2013 10:20 IST

  Islamabad, June 13: Pakistan Wednesday increased its defence allocation in the budget for fiscal 2013-14 to 627 billion rupees ($6.32 billion), a nearly 15 percent hike over the outlay for the current fiscal year.A total

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  Russia to raise defence spending 59 percent by 2015

  World | October 17, 2012 19:09 IST

  Moscow, Oct 17: Russia has plans to raise its annual defence spending by 59 percent to almost three trillion rubles ($97 billion) in 2015, up from about 1.88 trillion rubles in 2012, the state Duma's