Global defense trade reached a record breaking $65 billion in 2015. IHS forecasts that the market will increase further to $69 billion in 2016. The Middle East was the largest importing region, with $21.6 billion in deliveries of defense equipment.
CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli said Nepal needs a people-led government, not a “foreign puppet,” accusing the current government of undermining sovereignty, the economy and the rule of law.