military

26 Apr

India’s Military Expenditure, 3rd Highest In World

editor0 CommentsIndiadefence, military

Global military spending will reach an all-time high of US$2.1 trillion in 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday, adding that the top three biggest spenders were the US, China and India. “In 2021 the total expenditure of world navies multiplied by 0.7 percent, achieving USD 2113 billion. The 5 biggest spenders in 2021 are the US, China, India, the UK and Russia, together accounting for 62 percent of spending,” the Stockholm-based statement said. “Even amid the monetary fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, world military spending hit report levels,” said Dr Diego Lopes da Silva, Senior…

01 Sep

China controls 1,000 sq. km of area in Ladakh

editor0 CommentsSikkimborder, China, chinaborder, Ladakh, military

China has been amassing troops and fortifying its presence along the LAC since April-May. Twenty soldiers were killed on June 15 in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in violent clashes with China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops. Chinese forces are occupying a considerable area from Finger 4 to 8 near Pangong Tso (lake). The distance between Finger 4-8, the mountainous spurs abutting the lake, is about eight km. The stretch was patrolled both by India and China till May and India considers it to form part of its perception of the LAC. The standoff at the China border continues…