With 55 Warships Under Construction, Aiming for 200: How the Indian Navy Is Growing Against China, Pakistan
India plans to expand its maritime power to over 200 warships and submarines by 2035 to counter rising threats from China and Pakistan. At present, 55 vessels are under construction, and approval has been given for 74 more to be built domestically.
Sep 09, 2025, 02:19 AM IST
Centre allocated Rs 90,048 crores for defence modernisation in 2020-21
An amount of Rs 90,048 crores has been allocated for capital acquisition (modernisation) of the armed forces under Defence Service Estimates in 2020-21. This is an increase of over Rs 9,000 crores from last year`s allocations.
Sep 15, 2020, 08:52 AM IST
FDI in defence is wise decision, should be welcomed: Venkaiah
In order to reduce the dependence on import of defence equipment, the government decided to allow foreign direct investment in defence sector, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said here.
Aug 25, 2014, 21:57 PM IST