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Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, examines whether the country can achieve its goals—and what stands in its way
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Defence spending may kickstart economic recovery, but it will take a while

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, says survival on the front line is anything but simple

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

That means spending big, but wisely, on satellites, intelligence networks and the like, write Nico Lange and Fabrice Pothier

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, asks how long the escalation in Iran can last

Defence spending is rising, but strategic autonomy is years away