-ANI/ DeccanChronicle.com According to the Stockholm based institute, India's military spending was up by 0.9 per cent from 2020 and by 33 per cent from 2012 Stockholm (Sweden): World military expenditure reached an all-time high of USD 2.1 trillion in 2021, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday, adding that the top three largest spenders were the United States, China and India. "Total global military expenditure increased by 0.7 per...
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