{"id":325047,"date":"2026-04-02T15:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=325047"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:32:08","slug":"indias-arms-exports-reach-new-high-of-over-us4-bln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=325047","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s arms exports reach new high of over US$4 bln"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"836\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/india-defence-minister.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325048\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/india-defence-minister.jpg 836w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/india-defence-minister-245x300.jpg 245w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/india-defence-minister-768x941.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><figcaption><sub>India&#8217;s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Photo courtesy of <strong>Ministry of Defence, Government of India FB<\/strong><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW DELHI, April 2 (Bernama-Sputnik\/RIA Novosti) &#8212; India&#8217;s arms exports reached a new all-time high in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, totalling US$4.1 billion, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, reported Sputnik\/RIA Novosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;India&#8217;s defence exports set a new historical high, reaching a record 384.2 billion rupees [US$4.1 billion] in the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This marks a steady increase of 62.66 per cent&nbsp;compared to the previous fiscal year,&#8221; Singh wrote on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This significant spike in defence exports reflects the growing confidence of the international community in India&#8217;s own technological capabilities and the power of its advanced manufacturing base, the minister added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering that 54.84 per cent&nbsp;of this volume was provided by state-owned defence enterprises and 45.16 per cent&nbsp;by the private sector, this achievement demonstrates the strength and effectiveness of the defence ecosystem based on cooperation and self-sufficiency, Singh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK\/RIA NOVOSTI\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI, April 2 (Bernama-Sputnik\/RIA Novosti) &#8212; India&#8217;s arms exports reached a new all-time high in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, totalling US$4.1 billion, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, reported Sputnik\/RIA Novosti. &#8220;India&#8217;s defence exports set a new historical high, reaching a record 384.2 billion rupees [US$4.1 billion] in the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":325048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[215,288,300,296],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325047"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=325047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325049,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325047\/revisions\/325049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/325048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=325047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=325047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=325047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}