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Even as Russia and US reduce warheads, 'worrying' new focus on nuclear deterrence, notes SIPRI report
• 7 years agoThe world's nuclear powers are reducing their arsenals but they are also modernising, putting a fresh and "worrying" focus on strategic deterrence, a Stockholm-based think tank said Monday
Donald Trump has helped China replace US in Islamabad, offered Beijing free control of Pakistan's 'terror infrastructure'
Kanwaljeet Singh • 7 years agoAfter committing $55 billion for CPEC, Chinese state-owned companies are now moving in to spend another $100 billion in the region, showing Donald Trump that the $2 billion US aid is peanuts
India, Saudi Arabia emerge as largest importers of arms; US, China lead in defence expenditures
Hassank • 7 years agoIndia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, China and Algeria emerged as the top importers during the five year period of 2012-2016, shows a Firstpost analysis of the latest SIPRI report on global arms sales
Arms sale increases globally for first time in five years; American firms continue to top charts, says report
Ians • 7 years agoGlobal arms sales increased for the first time in five years in 2016 as rising geopolitical tensions fuelled defence spending
Indian military spending, at $55.9 billion for 2016, becomes fifth largest in the world
• 8 years agoIndia's military expenditure grew around 8.5 percent in 2016, making it the world's fifth largest spender at $55.9 billion, figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) revealed on Monday
Global military spending rises to nearly $1.7 trillion amid West Asian conflicts: Sipri annual report
• 9 years agoGlobal military spending rose in 2015 to nearly $1.7 trillion, the first increase in several years, driven by conflicts including the battle against the Islamic State group, the Saudi-led war in Yemen and fears about Iran, a report released on Tuesday shows.