WASHINGTON (PTI): In 10 years from 1995 to 2005, military expenditure in South Asia has increased by 50 per cent, and one in every 10 military personnel in the world is in this part of the globe, according to a US report.
"From 1995 to 2005, the military expenditures of the states of South Asia appear to have risen about 50 per cent in absolute terms and about 23 per cent per capita terms," said the report "World Military Expenditure and Arms Transfers 2005: Highlights and Trends", released by the US State Department.
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