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![Protests Rage Over India’s New Military Recruitment Policy Protests Rage Over India’s New Military Recruitment Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-17-103846.jpg)
Protests Rage Over India’s New Military Recruitment Policy
By Ashok Sharma
By retiring new recruits within four years, the government is hoping to avoid paying them a pension, which is a major drain on the military budget.
![Amid China Concerns, India Boosts Defense Budget Amid China Concerns, India Boosts Defense Budget](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-04-4.jpg)
Amid China Concerns, India Boosts Defense Budget
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The budget growth, clearly aimed at countering the challenge along the Sino-Indian border, is still marginal.
![India’s New Defense Budget: Another Year, Another Disappointment? India’s New Defense Budget: Another Year, Another Disappointment?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-the_prime_minister_shri_narendra_modi_addressing_at_a_programme_to_mark_kargil_vijay_diwas_in_new_delhi_on_july_27_2019.jpg)
India’s New Defense Budget: Another Year, Another Disappointment?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The new numbers highlight New Delhi’s continued challenge of investing in its much-needed military modernization.
![Why India’s New Defense Budget Falls Short Why India’s New Defense Budget Falls Short](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18152477946759.jpg)
Why India’s New Defense Budget Falls Short
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The new budget does little to advance the very objectives the country has outlined for itself.
![Russia Remains India’s Largest Arms Supplier (For Now) Russia Remains India’s Largest Arms Supplier (For Now)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-29_15-10-34.jpg)
Russia Remains India’s Largest Arms Supplier (For Now)
By Franz-Stefan Gady
This week, India’s Defense Ministry released details of where it spent its money over the last couple of years.
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