The latest report of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has made the picture of global arms trade clear. According to the report, between 2020 and 2024, Ukraine has emerged as the world’s largest arms importer, while India has remained in second place.

According to SIPRI, during this period Ukraine has purchased 8.8 percent of the world’s total arms imports. After the ongoing war with Russia since February 2022, Ukraine needed large-scale military equipment. Before the war, Ukraine’s arms imports were limited, but after the conflict it imported weapons from more than 35 countries, including the US, Germany and Poland. The biggest contribution in these was from America.

India in second place

According to the report, India secured second position in global arms imports with 8.3 percent share. The special thing is that India is not involved in any major war, yet it is purchasing weapons keeping in mind its security needs. India’s major arms suppliers include Russia, France and Israel. However, SIPRI has also said that India’s imports have decreased compared to before, because the country is moving forward rapidly on indigenous arms manufacturing.

The report shows that compared to 2015-2019, India’s arms imports have decreased by about 9 percent. The reason for this is India’s increasing domestic defense production capacity. BrahMos missile, Tejas fighter jet and modern cannon systems are examples of this.

Gulf countries and Pakistan also in the top list

Qatar is in third place, which imported 6.8 percent of the total arms. After this, Saudi Arabia remained at fourth position and Pakistan at fifth position. Pakistan mainly buys arms from China, Turkey and Netherlands.

Top 10 Arms Importing Countries (2020-2024)

According to SIPRI, apart from Ukraine and India, the list also includes Japan, Australia, Egypt, America and Kuwait. The surprising thing is that America, the largest exporter of arms, is itself included in the top-10 list of arms purchasing countries.

Sharp increase in arms imports in Europe

The report has also revealed that European countries have increased arms imports by 155 percent in the last four years. The main reasons for this are believed to be Ukraine war and regional security concerns.

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Whenever there is talk of modern war in the world, not only strength or firepower but also cutting-edge technology and weapons made at a cost of billions of dollars are mentioned. In today’s era, making weapons is not just a military necessity, but has become a very expensive combination of science, engineering and strategy. There are many such weapons in the world, the common man is shocked to hear their price.

According to the report of Business Today, Trident missile is considered to be the most expensive weapon in the world. It has been developed by America’s leading defense company Lockheed Martin. Its estimated price is Rs 545 crore 81 lakh 37 thousand 300. America has developed it as part of its nuclear security strategy. This missile can be launched from submarines operating under the sea, which makes it very difficult for the enemy to predict its attack. Trident missile is called the backbone of America’s nuclear deterrence policy.

Why is the Mother of All Bombs dangerous?

Mother of all bombs, called MOAB. This is the world’s most powerful non-nuclear bomb. According to BBC report, it was first used in Afghanistan in 2017. Instead of hitting the ground, this bomb explodes in the air, causing a huge explosion in a large area. Its estimated price is 1 lakh 70 thousand dollars. Its explosive power is so high that even the strongest underground bases are destroyed. Although it is not a nuclear weapon, its power is considered to be many times more than conventional bombs.

Why is the B-2 Spirit Bomber the most expensive military aircraft?

The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is said to be the world’s most expensive fighter aircraft. Its biggest feature is that it does not come under the radar of the enemy. This is the reason why this aircraft is capable of going deep and attacking. Each unit of B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber costs 2.1 billion dollars. It can carry both nuclear and conventional weapons and can fly thousands of kilometers without stopping.

laser guided missile

In modern warfare, accurate aiming has now become the most important thing. Laser guided missiles fulfill this need. Missiles like Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II can destroy even small targets with great precision. Its price is approximately Rs 23 lakh 21 thousand 389 per unit. The special thing about these weapons is that unnecessary damage can be reduced by attacking in a smaller area. This is the reason why modern armies are rapidly increasing their trust.

Why is Stinger missile considered a protective shield for soldiers?

Stinger missile is a missile which any soldier can fire by keeping it on his shoulder. It is designed for ground-to-air attack and is capable of shooting down helicopters or fighter planes. Its price is approximately Rs 31 lakh 50 thousand 456. This missile has proved its effectiveness in many wars and even today it is present as an important weapon with many armies of the world.

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China has once again surprised everyone in the world of defense. Scientists in Beijing have claimed to have created a hypersonic missile that can change its shape while flying at a speed greater than Mach 5. Till now this was not considered possible, but this ‘morphing weapon’ has broken all the limits of aerodynamics.

This research was done under the leadership of Professor Wang Peng of China’s National University of Defense Technology (NUDT). It has been published in the international journal Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica. According to the report, this missile can fold or spread its wings during flight, when speed is required, the wings go inside and when the direction needs to be changed, they come out.

How does the shape change during flight?

A state-of-the-art control system (Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control) has been installed in this morphing missile. This system changes the position of the fins in real-time so that the missile can change shape while remaining stable in the air without changing its direction. That means now the missile itself does not move – its wings move automatically. This is considered to be the most difficult achievement of hypersonic aerodynamics till now.

Technology is amazing, but challenges still remain

Although this discovery of China is surprising, it still faces many difficulties. During hypersonic flight the temperature reaches 2000°C, due to which there is a risk of metal melting. The biggest challenge is to maintain thermal protection and stability. Similarly, problems like control chattering can make the missile unstable in the air.

New hope towards hypersonic passenger aircraft

Chinese experts say that this technology can help in making hypersonic passenger aircraft in the future. However, at present it is being used entirely for military purposes. Beijing is calling this technology the future foundation of its defense sector.

China’s hypersonic missile and global concern

In the 2021 military parade, China had displayed the CJ-1000 hypersonic cruise missile, which many experts are now considering to be a model related to morphing technology. It is believed that this missile can accurately target targets like stealth jets and aircraft carriers. However, the missile was shown in a sealed container, which increased the mystery surrounding its design.

A glimpse of future missile technology – Wang Peng

Professor Wang Peng said that this research is a glimpse of future hypersonic missile technology. He told that China is now working towards not only matching America and Russia, but also surpassing them. This shape-shifting weapon can completely change the global defense balance in the coming years.

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Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir are engaged in wooing US President Donald Trump. Recently, these two leaders have also met Trump in the White House. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif has described China as the most special friend. Asif said that the relations between China and Pakistan are reliable. Khwaja Asif’s statement shows that Pakistan is trying to ride two boats.

Speaking to British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan, Asif said that China has been Pakistan’s most trusted companion and a major source of weapons. He said, ‘A large part of our aircraft, submarines and other weapons comes from China. For us, the reliability of China and the importance of being neighbor is more than in other countries.

What did Asif say about Pakistan’s relations with America?

Asif described Pakistan’s relations with America as ‘transaction or flirting’. He said, ‘As much as we are close to America, China has been and will be the most trusted and permanent ally in Pakistan. They are reliable and are also our neighbors.

In this interview, the recent Saudi-Pakistan Defense Agreements and incidents of former PM Imran Khan being in jail were also discussed. The “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” has been signed between Saudi-Arab and Pakistan, under which the two countries have put a condition to consider any attack on both. The agreement was reached in the presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Saudi tour of Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister praises Trump

US President Trump met Sharif and Army Chief Munir at the White House, with US Vice President J.D. Vance and Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio was also present. In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Pakistan praised Trump fiercely and described him as a ‘man of peace’, as well as nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, according to India, Trump or Sharif had no direct role in the steps taken by Pakistan during the struggle in Kashmir.

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US President Donald Trump may have announced a 25 percent tariff on India for buying weapons from Russia, but the reality is that in the last two decades, India has bought $ 25 billion $ 25 billion or 20 lakh crore weapons from the US and other military equipment. On the contrary, in the last few years, India has reduced the dependence on Russia for weapons and ammunition.

Today, India’s armies (Army, Air Force and Navy) use the following weapons and military equipment purchased from the US. All these have been purchased from America in the last two decades.
1. P8I Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
2. C-17 Globemaster Military Transport Aircraft
3. ⁠ C-130J Super-Harculis military cargo aircraft
4.MH-60R (Romeo) Anti-Sabarine Helicopter
5. Chinook Havilift Helicopter
6. Apache attack helicopter
7. Sig-Sure Rifle
8. M-777 Gun (Light Cannon)
9. F-404 Aviation Engine (for LCA-Tejas project)
10. F-414 engines on shared agreement
11. MQ-9 Predator Drone (agreement has been reached).

According to the latest report by the Global Think Tank Sipri (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), between 2020-24, the percentage of Russia’s weapons in India was just 30 percent, while it was more than 50 percent during 2025-2019. France is second on the dependence of arms and America is at number three.

Who is the true friend of India?
India used to buy weapons from Russia at a time when America and other western countries supported Pakistan. Far from giving up arms, he was at the forefront of banning. Due to two fronts (China and Pakistan) struggling together, India had to depend on Russia for its defense needs.

In such a situation, this argument of Trump buys weapons from India, Russia, is not embracing. Due to buying oil from Russia, the prices of oil in the global market are almost stable today. Otherwise the whole world could have to face expensive oil.

The real reason for Trump’s threat is
In fact, Trump is upset that on Tuesday (29 July 2025), Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly denied the intervention of any global leader in the statement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament about Operation Sindoor and Pakistan in Parliament. PM Modi did not directly take the name of Trump, but it was made clear in the gestures that the ceasefire was done to seek the pleas of Pakistan.

Since the ceasefire, Trump has kept a rote that due to America, the nuclear war in India and Pakistan was averted and ceasefire, but India has clearly said that there was no role of any third country in the ceasefire.

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Iran-Israel: The recent attacks in many areas of Iran, including Tehran by Israel, targeted the hideouts associated with the Iranian nuclear program. According to reports, many high -level military officers and scientists of Iran have been killed in these attacks. In response to this, Iran’s President Masood Pezeskian while addressing the country warned that Israel is going to get a “strong and thoughtful” reply. He said that in response to this attack, Iran has already launched more than 100 drones.

Can Iran grow towards nuclear bomb?

Israel claims that her attack was to prevent Iran from making nuclear weapons. But according to experts, this attack can now take Iran on that path more quickly. According to Kenneth Polac from the Middle East Institute, “Israel has taken a step that Iran can now start work openly on its nuclear weapon program. Now he can start making weapons.”

Jonathan Panicoff of the Atlantic Council believes that Israel’s attack can now prove to be a turn for Iran, from where it feels that if we do not make weapons now, there will never be a chance again. According to the latest report of IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), Iran has enriched uranium up to 60% which is just below the technical range (90%) of weapons. According to the report, Iran had 9,247 kg of uranium and 408.6 kg rich uranium till 17 May 2025.

Does Iran have the ability to make nuclear bombs?

A report from Washington states that it is completely possible to make nuclear weapons for Iran using 60% uranium. Israeli officials also claim that Iran has a nine nuclear bomb -making uranium and has taken steps towards “veneration”. However, Iran says that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes.

Iran can get out of nuclear deal

Poolk believes that Iran may now adopt the way out of the Nuclear Non -Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the 2015 nuclear deal. They say that now when Iran is angry with Israel’s attack, the possibility of a new deal is very less. However, he also suggests that there should be an “aggressive effort” of a new deal to prevent Iran’s nuclear threat. According to AP report, the sixth round of talks were to be held between the US and Iran in Oman, but due to the situation, it may be interrupted.

Missiles and drone attacks

Experts say Iran can try to attack Israel with missiles or drones. However, it will not be easy to give Israel’s “Iron Dome” defense system. American intelligence agencies say Iran has the largest ballistic missile reserves of the Middle East and is constantly improving their accuracy and firepower. A 2024 American military report states that Iran has a large number of cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles that can target the entire region. In 2022, General Kenneth McKenzie reported in the US Senate that Iran had more than 3,000 ballistic missiles, many of which can reach Tel Aviv.

Do Iran have hypersonic missiles?

According to analysts, Iran has created hypersonic missiles like Fattah-1 that can fly at high speed and are capable of dodging the rescue system. These missiles include advanced features such as medium range system, warhead decoy, and paintration AIDS, which can dodge Israeli defense.

Cyber ​​attack

In 2023, Iran carried out a successful cyber attack by cutting electricity from some hospitals in Israel. Poolk says that Iran can once again adopt a similar strategy. However, it is still not clear how depth Iran has the ability to reach cyber attacks and what weakened they have discovered in Israel’s system.

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Maharashtra Politics: Senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut (Sanjay Raut) has once again launched a scathing attack on the central and state government. Speaking on the controversy over Veer Savarkar’s degree, Raut said today (May 28) that Savarkar was given a barrister degree in ‘Free Call’ by the British Government, which has now been seized. Despite this, we call him a barrister.

He said that if this government withdraws his degree even after 10 years, we will welcome him. At the same time, he also demanded that why Bharat Ratna has not been given to Veer Savarkar till now?

Why delay in giving Bharat Ratna to Savarkar- Sanjay Raut
He raised the question that when many people have received Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Bharat Ratna, why is there a delay in giving Bharat Ratna to Savarkar and neither is the answer with Devendra Fadnavis, nor Amit Shah or Prime Minister Modi. Raut also pointed to some recent controversies.

He said that by reminding of Afzal Khan slaughter during the election, the ‘Waghanak’ weapon which was shown in millions and millions, has nothing to know till now. The village was rotated from village to village, but now the government does not even know. Similarly, it was claimed to bring the sword of King Bhonsle of Nagpur, which was said to buy for 70–80 lakhs. Raut took a sarcasm that all this was an election stunt and now the public is not getting any answer.

85 crore poor in the country have to pay free ration- Sanjay Raut

Sanjay Raut also targeted the recent press conference of NITI Aayog. He said that the situation will be clear when the Parliament session starts. If 85 crore poor in the country have to pay free ration, then understand to what extent unemployment has increased in the country. He also said that the pace of foreign investment in the country has stopped and industries are being closed every day, which is clear that the economic situation is serious.

On the allegations raised about Social Justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat and his son Siddhanta Shirsat, Sanjay Raut said that it is not appropriate to speak in family matters, but it is definitely the question of how the minister’s son bought property worth 70 crores. There has been talk of buying a hotel worth 70 crores in Sambhajinagar. Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve has written a letter to the government in this regard and this subject will soon arise in the assembly as well.

Operation Sindoor: After the terrorist attack on April 22, 2025 in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, India avenged it by launching Operation Sindoor, which not only proved to be India’s strategic victory but it also revealed the weakness of Pakistan’s armed forces. Pakistan once again found it expensive to use China’s weapons.

According to the Times of India report, Pakistan is largely dependent on China in defense matters. Pakistani military 82 percent imports its needs from China. During the India-Pakistan struggle, Chinese weapons were also tested, which could not last long in front of Indian weapons.

Chinese defense system failed to stop Indian missile
During Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army bypassing the Chinese air defense system destroyed several terrorist structures in Pakistan. The Chinese Defense System failed to stop the Indian missile. According to reports, from China’s PL-15 missile to J-10c fighter aircraft and naval frigates also performed poorly, which weakened Pakistan’s security and failed to stop India’s missile attacks.

The impact on China’s Arms Export around the world
The failure of these weapons of China has affected not only Pakistan but around the world. The demonstration of Chinese weapons during the war is also staining on China’s image. China’s arms exports are also being affected around the world. Questions are being raised on the quality and reliability of China’s military equipment.

According to the expert, the failure of China’s weapons during the conflict is likely to reduce the arms export, which is already under question about the quality issue. The Indian Army not only bypassed Pakistan’s air defense system during Operation Sindoor but also jammed them.

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