Alarm over increase in global military spend

Source: The Tribune | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 20:26:09 UTC

Key Points

• The BRICS New Delhi Declaration expressed alarm at the critical increase in global military spending and said it hampers adequate financing for development.
• The declaration raised concern over nuclear danger and reiterated the need for disarmament, arms control, and non-proliferation to support global stability and peace.
• SIPRI reported that global military spending reached $2,887 billion in 2025, marking the 11th consecutive year of growth and rising 41% over the past decade.
• SIPRI ranked the United States as the largest spender at $952 billion, followed by China at $336 billion, Russia at $190 billion, and India at $92 billion.
• The BRICS declaration reaffirmed support for assurances against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons.
• It expressed serious concern over deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards, amid Iran's accusation that the United States bombed a safeguarded facility.