India is considering a ₹50,000-crore increase in its defence budget following Operation Sindoor, as per government sources. If cleared in the Winter Session, this will push total defence spending for FY 2025–26 beyond ₹7 lakh crore. The funds will enhance defence R&D, equipment procurement, and domestic military manufacturing, reflecting a doctrinal shift in India’s security posture post-Pahalgam terror attack.
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- ₹50,000-cr extra defence allocation under review after Operation Sindoor
- Will push FY26 defence budget above ₹7 lakh crore mark
- Original allocation for FY26: ₹6.81 lakh crore (up 9.2% from FY25)
- Funds to go to R&D, weapons, ammunition, and equipment purchase
- Post-Sindoor, focus on air defence, precision strikes, local manufacturing
- Operation Sindoor: airstrikes on 9 terror camps in Pakistan and PoK
- India used Akash and S-400 systems to neutralise Pakistan drone, missile attacks
- Bhargavastra, new anti-drone system, successfully tested in Odisha
- 26 killed in Pahalgam attack by Lashkar-e-Taiba triggered India’s response
- PM Modi: No Kashmir dialogue unless tied to ending terror, reclaiming PoK




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