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Ministry of Defence budget allocation
highCompound annual growth since first year — derived from "Ministry of Defence budget allocation".
Includes pensions, which are roughly a fifth of the total and buy no new capability. Comparisons with China's or America's budgets that ignore this overstate India's usable defence spend.
Ministry of Defence budget allocation
highShare of total — derived from "Ministry of Defence budget allocation".
Includes pensions, which are roughly a fifth of the total and buy no new capability. Comparisons with China's or America's budgets that ignore this overstate India's usable defence spend.
Ministry of Defence budget allocation
highAbsolute change vs prior period — derived from "Ministry of Defence budget allocation".
Includes pensions, which are roughly a fifth of the total and buy no new capability. Comparisons with China's or America's budgets that ignore this overstate India's usable defence spend.
Defence capital outlay
highBudget line for capital acquisition and infrastructure — the portion that buys new equipment rather than paying salaries and pensions.
This is the single most informative defence budget line: it is what actually modernises the force.
Defence capital outlay
highShare of total — derived from "Defence capital outlay".
This is the single most informative defence budget line: it is what actually modernises the force.
Estimated nuclear warhead inventory
lowIndependent expert estimate of India's total nuclear warhead stockpile as of January each year.
India publishes nothing about its arsenal. Every figure here is an external estimate inferred from fissile-material production and delivery systems, with an error bar SIPRI itself describes as significant.
Estimated nuclear warhead inventory — international comparison
lowIndia against comparator countries. Independent expert estimate of India's total nuclear warhead stockpile as of January each year.
India publishes nothing about its arsenal. Every figure here is an external estimate inferred from fissile-material production and delivery systems, with an error bar SIPRI itself describes as significant.
India's share of global major-arms imports
mediumIndia's share of world imports of major conventional weapons, measured by SIPRI trend-indicator value over rolling five-year windows.
SIPRI's trend-indicator value measures military capability transferred, not money paid. It is not comparable to customs data.
Russia's share of India's arms imports
mediumShare of India's major-arms imports supplied by Russia, over rolling five-year windows.
The halving of Russian dependence since 2010-14 is one of the clearest structural shifts in Indian defence procurement.
Russia's share of India's arms imports
mediumShare of total — derived from "Russia's share of India's arms imports".
The halving of Russian dependence since 2010-14 is one of the clearest structural shifts in Indian defence procurement.
Defence corridor investment committed
lowInvestment committed via MoU to each defence industrial corridor.
Committed is not grounded. Against roughly ₹70,000 crore of commitments across both corridors, grounded investment is about ₹10,855 crore — around 15%.
Defence corridor investment committed
lowShare of total — derived from "Defence corridor investment committed".
Committed is not grounded. Against roughly ₹70,000 crore of commitments across both corridors, grounded investment is about ₹10,855 crore — around 15%.
Defence corridor investment grounded
lowInvestment actually deployed on the ground in each defence industrial corridor.
This is the number that matters, and the one rarely quoted. Grounded investment runs at roughly 15% of committed.
Defence corridor investment grounded
lowShare of total — derived from "Defence corridor investment grounded".
This is the number that matters, and the one rarely quoted. Grounded investment runs at roughly 15% of committed.
Defence industrial corridors by status
lowCount of announced defence industrial corridors by delivery status.
Two corridors (UP, Tamil Nadu) are operating with land allotted and units producing. Two more (Maharashtra, Assam) are announced but not established.
Defence industrial corridors by status
lowShare of total — derived from "Defence industrial corridors by status".
Two corridors (UP, Tamil Nadu) are operating with land allotted and units producing. Two more (Maharashtra, Assam) are announced but not established.
Defence corridor nodes
lowCount of designated nodal industrial locations within each established defence corridor.
Node lists are press-sourced. They are stable and uncontested, but no primary notification was located during verification, so this is graded low rather than treated as a record.
Defence corridor nodes
lowShare of total — derived from "Defence corridor nodes".
Node lists are press-sourced. They are stable and uncontested, but no primary notification was located during verification, so this is graded low rather than treated as a record.
Direct jobs created in UP defence corridor
lowDirect employment reported at units established in the Uttar Pradesh defence industrial corridor.
Reported against a stated potential of 50,000 jobs — actual delivery is around a quarter of that.
Direct jobs created in UP defence corridor
lowShare of total — derived from "Direct jobs created in UP defence corridor".
Reported against a stated potential of 50,000 jobs — actual delivery is around a quarter of that.
MoUs signed in UP defence corridor
lowCount of memoranda of understanding signed with the Uttar Pradesh defence industrial corridor authority, and land allotments made.
170 MoUs converted into 57 land allotments — a conversion rate of roughly one in three. Useful as a reality check on announcement-driven reporting.
MoUs signed in UP defence corridor
lowShare of total — derived from "MoUs signed in UP defence corridor".
170 MoUs converted into 57 land allotments — a conversion rate of roughly one in three. Useful as a reality check on announcement-driven reporting.
Countries receiving Indian defence exports
mediumApproximate count of destination countries for Indian defence exports in a fiscal year.
Reported as 'around 80 countries'. Breadth includes small consignments of parts and ammunition, so country count overstates strategic reach.
Military expenditure
highMilitary spending as a share of GDP (SIPRI via World Bank).
India's military burden has fallen steadily as a share of GDP since 2001 even as absolute spending rose — the economy grew faster than the budget.