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  India successfully test-fires Prithvi-II and Agni-I ballistic missiles, day after Akash Prime trial

  India | July 17, 2025 22:20 IST

  India successfully test-fired the short-range ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and Agni-I on July 17 from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha. The tests, conducted under the Strategic Forces Command, validated all operational and technical parameters.

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  India remains 4th largest military spender in 2023, SIPRI claims expenses up by 47% since 2013

  World | April 23, 2024 16:12 IST

  India was the fourth largest military spender globally in 2023. At $83.6 billion, its military expenditure was 4.2 per cent higher than in 2022.

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  Why is India sending military attaches to African, other countries including Armenia, Philippines?

  Explainers | April 17, 2024 11:17 IST

  For the first time, India will post defence attaches in several countries including Ethiopia, Mozambique, Ivory Coast, Philippines, Armenia and Poland in line with its broader policy initiative to expand strategic ties with key regions, a move that comes amid renewed geopolitical rivalries.

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

  World | May 22, 2020 11:57 IST

  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.

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  Military short of 13,000 officers: Antony

  India | December 10, 2012 23:44 IST

  New Delhi,Dec 10: The Indian Military is facing a shortage of around 13,000 officers and 53,700 personnel below officer rank with the Army accounting for bulk of vacancies, defence minister A K Antony said. In