Sreedev Krishnakumar<p>World military spending hit a record $2.7 trillion in 2024, up 9.4% — the sharpest rise since 1988. Spending rose across all regions for the 2nd year running. Where does India stand, and what does this arms race mean for the global economy? Today's Number Theory explores this in detail.</p><p>Read on HT app: <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/understanding-global-military-expenditure-number-theory-101745894911408.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hindustantimes.com/editors-pic</span><span class="invisible">k/understanding-global-military-expenditure-number-theory-101745894911408.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MilitarySpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitarySpending</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SIPRI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIPRI</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a></p>