New Delhi, June 24 -- At the NATO summit in The Hague, US President Donald Trump is expected to push allies to adopt a landmark defense spending target - while insisting the United States should be exempt from the same requirement.

NATO leaders are set to approve a significant new goal: allocating 5% of their GDP to defense and security by 2035, more than doubling the current 2% benchmark established in 2014. Trump, claiming credit for the breakthrough, maintains that the commitment should apply solely to America's allies - not the US itself.

"This is about getting others to do their fair share," Trump said before departing Washington. "America has done enough."

The new 5% pledge is split into two parts:

3.5% of GDP on traditional def...