The defence spending is expected to increase to $208 bn in the coming year, China said Friday at the start of the annual National People’s Congress meeting in Beijing.
The 64% allocation under capital acquisition budget amounts to about Rs 70,000 crore and is to be used for purchases from domestic sector. Experts say it will help boost the sector at large.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence can bring much needed clarity on India's national security that Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget didn’t answer.
In episode 675 of 'Cut The Clutter', ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why defence budget for 2021-22 has risen only marginally, 'guns versus butter’ debate & more.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday announced Rs 1.15 lakh crore for defence pensions, about 13 per cent less than the Rs 1.33 lakh crore that was allocated last financial year.
The 15th Finance Commission has recommended a Rs 2.38 lakh crore non-lapsable fund for modernisation in 2021-26. But the overall defence budget in FY22 is up only 1.5%.
Reeling under acute financial crunch, the Indian armed forces expect increased allocation to meet their modernisation plans. The Modi government must deliver.
Forces cite ongoing LAC standoff with China to point out the desperate need for defence modernisation. But experts say not much room for significant jump.
Trump vetoed the defence policy bill arguing that it affected national security and also disagreed with provisions to rename military installations named after Confederate generals.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
China is bigger country. It area is 2.6 times of india. Population is more or less same or little more. Educationally far better than India. Financially much bigger than india. Nominal gdp of china in 2019 20 was 13 tn dollar. Where as india was 2.6 tn dollar. Hence it like palmkin to orange. Hence no comparison. But see other way. China having bigger threat from USA. Direct fight between two. First about economy. Then comes to military power. China needs more money to give big fight to America. There is struggle for supremacy in world stage. Now presently in south china sea. China needs very big military presence in the south china sea to make it relevance. China’s main enemy is USA not India. China would not think full scale war with india. Rather china put its 70 percent attention to sc sea. Taiwan is big thorn in china game. Infia is big power in asia after china. Hence china would keep india busy to restrict India to grow big. But modiji has given sleep less night to china due to its fast degradation of border infra and induction of better fighter in IAF. India positioned force and equipment in LoAC as Mirror position of china. Hence china is in fixed in indian border and cannot increase more men and machinery. Now both sides have trying to put more attention in border. But actual pressure will be exerted by Quad. Now the game is in mind and diplomatic pressure. China never imagined the new India under new government.
India China border dispute does not extend over populated area with any local support to China. Even if China succeeds in pushing India in those area finally retaining them will eventually need manpower stationed in most inhospitable conditions.
The increase in the defence budget may improve technical capability but will have no effect on the man per man equation, where territory is to be conquered and held. Stand off attack capabilities in such situation does not help achieve the objective. Destruction of the ground infrastructure and one sided loss of life will only lead to a devastating response spinning out of control, inviting the exercise of deterrence capabilities.
The limitations that exist on the western border are also applicable on the northern and eastern borders with changed roles.
Any major conflict between countries with deterrence capabilities is unthinkable unless total first strike annihilation is contemplated, so the enhanced defense budget is unlikely to have any serious effect on border tensions with India.
China is bigger country. It area is 2.6 times of india. Population is more or less same or little more. Educationally far better than India. Financially much bigger than india. Nominal gdp of china in 2019 20 was 13 tn dollar. Where as india was 2.6 tn dollar. Hence it like palmkin to orange. Hence no comparison. But see other way. China having bigger threat from USA. Direct fight between two. First about economy. Then comes to military power. China needs more money to give big fight to America. There is struggle for supremacy in world stage. Now presently in south china sea. China needs very big military presence in the south china sea to make it relevance. China’s main enemy is USA not India. China would not think full scale war with india. Rather china put its 70 percent attention to sc sea. Taiwan is big thorn in china game. Infia is big power in asia after china. Hence china would keep india busy to restrict India to grow big. But modiji has given sleep less night to china due to its fast degradation of border infra and induction of better fighter in IAF. India positioned force and equipment in LoAC as Mirror position of china. Hence china is in fixed in indian border and cannot increase more men and machinery. Now both sides have trying to put more attention in border. But actual pressure will be exerted by Quad. Now the game is in mind and diplomatic pressure. China never imagined the new India under new government.
India China border dispute does not extend over populated area with any local support to China. Even if China succeeds in pushing India in those area finally retaining them will eventually need manpower stationed in most inhospitable conditions.
The increase in the defence budget may improve technical capability but will have no effect on the man per man equation, where territory is to be conquered and held. Stand off attack capabilities in such situation does not help achieve the objective. Destruction of the ground infrastructure and one sided loss of life will only lead to a devastating response spinning out of control, inviting the exercise of deterrence capabilities.
The limitations that exist on the western border are also applicable on the northern and eastern borders with changed roles.
Any major conflict between countries with deterrence capabilities is unthinkable unless total first strike annihilation is contemplated, so the enhanced defense budget is unlikely to have any serious effect on border tensions with India.