New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- US President Donald Trump has proposed a dramatic expansion of American defence spending, unveiling plans to raise the military budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027 - a 50 per cent increase from earlier projections - as Washington confronts escalating tensions across the Western Hemisphere and the Arctic.

Writing on Truth Social, Trump framed the proposal as a response to what he described as an increasingly perilous global landscape, arguing that the expanded funding would underpin a vastly strengthened armed force capable of deterring any adversary.

Trump said the higher budget would allow the United States to build what he called a "Dream Military", asserting that it would keep the country "SAFE and SECURE, regardless...