India’s Unending Defence Expenditure

[karan.1970]

Dear ek_indian

I am in hurrry, so i give a quick reply, yea?

Ho ha is irrelevant.

Just a couple of observations.

First of all, how does it matter how much India spends on its defence? India is a sovreign country and the GoI will decide how much to spend where.. Sajjad Shaukat or any other circles of criticism that he refers to in his post can rant all they want but really does not make any difference..

Please open your eyes well and then read the following first line out of the quote in your reply.

Over the next 12 years, India is set to spend a whopping US$200 billion on defence acquisitions to replace its outdated inventory

It is saying that this 200 b d fortune will be spended on replacing the old machinery alone. The rest of teh usual defence budget is not covered in this 200 B.D. THIS IS THE POINT.

It nowhere gives any clear backup (even if the article is considered credible) that this spend is over and above the defence budget. A little bit of research will show that out of the defence budget of 2009 ($28 billion), $10 billion was for capital aquisitions, meaning for new purchases.

Now assuming indian economy grows at 7% for next 12 years and the defence expenditure stays at 2.5% of GDP and the ratio of recurring expenses and capital aquisitions stays the same as 2009, India will end up spending $200 billion over next 12 years. So this article says that if India does not make increase of decrease its defence budget as a % of GDP over next 12 years, it will spend $200 billion in aquisitions.


So do you see where this is going. This article is a good example of how you can extrapolate a present number over a few years and use a summation to paint a much more sensational picture of what is nothing but business as usual..

Any way you can go to a thread by Riaz around 34% increase in India's defence budget and go over all this cr*p to your heart's content..

military budget of india, according to the article = usual spending (as mentioned in budget etc) + 200 billions mention above (+ further increase and special allocations as and when needed).

Incorrect as shown above

do not need indian fabricated sources, thankyou.

And the article you posted.. Is it Pakistani fabricated ??

Pakistan budget figure was used as CONTRAST. Yar, is me koi burai nai ha, while comparing with others gives good idea.

Actually no comparison. India's economy is over 7 times larger than Pakistan's. Selecting invalid benchmarks is worse than using no benchmarks...

 

[samika]

I learn that India spends 3% of GDP. Is it too much?

Is this 200 B$ will be spent at once(in 1 year)?

 

[Kinshuk]

I learn that India spends 3% of GDP. Is it too much?

Is this 200 B$ will be spent at once(in 1 year)?

So finally here huh!

Well 200 Billion will be spent over the period of 10 years. So it is like 20 Billion per year.

Well can someone tell me if this budget is seperate from our nomal defence budget? Coz in that case that would make it 50billion USD per year. isn't it?

PS- Samika send me a friend request.

 

[karan.1970]

So finally here huh!

Well 200 Billion will be spent over the period of 10 years. So it is like 20 Billion per year.

Well can someone tell me if this budget is seperate from our nomal defence budget? Coz in that case that would make it 50billion USD per year. isn't it?

PS- Samika send me a friend request.

answered above

 

[leon]

the writer's knowledge seems to b pathetically poor
cannot blame him,must have finished his degree from some madrassa

anyway its our money,our desire,we will do what we want

u dont need to bother abt poor's of our country

u urself r a poor state which depends on aid from other nation,so think abt that

and why should not we alter the strategic balance of the region,we have money,we have will,and the most important no one can stop as from doing so

and we dont care what is ur minimum detterence,if u.s gives some additional $$$ in aid increase that,because u cant do that urself

and above all,i can see the frustuation of some poor pakistani people,what else can u do

 

[samika]

So finally here huh!

Well 200 Billion will be spent over the period of 10 years. So it is like 20 Billion per year.

Well can someone tell me if this budget is seperate from our nomal defence budget? Coz in that case that would make it 50billion USD per year. isn't it?

PS- Samika send me a friend request.

hey ya! yes I am here.
How do we do that? and why can't you do the needful?

 

[prithwidw]

So finally here huh!

Well 200 Billion will be spent over the period of 10 years. So it is like 20 Billion per year.

Well can someone tell me if this budget is seperate from our nomal defence budget? Coz in that case that would make it 50billion USD per year. isn't it?

PS- Samika send me a friend request.

That $20 Billion, I hope is spent and spent well.

 

[Kinshuk]

answered above

Thanks Karan,

Guess what I was about to add you as friend.

Samika I did,

see right side notifications.

 

[leon]

as far as i thik their is no problem for india to increase the spending upto 4%

 

[al-hind]

But dear sir, what is pakistan's problem in it, If we spend so Much? I do not understand why you people are so frustrated...

It's not about frustration alone man.. it's also about pissing in pants when one reads about the amount of money being spent . It's about national security and we are the ones who decide how much to spend and what to spend it on.. so the cribbers here and everywhere on the face of this earth can go @#$% themselves

 

[MilesTogo]

Does anyone has details on domestic security spending? After countless terror attacks, I am hoping GoI is gives equal priority to homeland security.

 

[BlackSonic]

Does anyone has details on domestic security spending? After countless terror attacks, I am hoping GoI is gives equal priority to homeland security.

Part of P. Chidambram's speech in a press conference on FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Internal Security
13. Work is in progress in enhancing capacity and improving the efficiency of the security forces.
14. Under the Modernisation of Police Forces Scheme, a sum of Rs. 89.14 crore was released to various States in January 2010, taking the total released so far to Rs. 955.53 crore (against a Budget provision of Rs.1250 crore).
15. Sanctions amounting to Rs.42.97 crore were issued for construction of buildings/barracks for CPMFs:-
CISF : Rs. 14.11 crore
Assam Rifles : Rs. 13.55 crore
CRPF : Rs. 11.48 crore
SSB : Rs. 3.83 crore
16. BSFs proposal for “Intranet Prahari”, for the computerization of its systems, was sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 228 crore. The project would be implemented by NIIT.
17. CISF continues to add new clients in the private sector. Additional posts were sanctioned for providing security to two establishments/installations as under:
Infosys Technologies Ltd., Mysore : 48 posts
Korba Thermal Power Station : 5 posts
18. Forensic Science plays an important part in the investigation and trial of crimes. The state of forensic science as well as the state of the Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories leave much to be desired. We have, therefore, decided to declare 2010 as the “Year of Forensic Science”. A two-member team of consultants (Shri Gopalji Sharma and Dr. C. Damodaran) has been appointed to examine thoroughly the state of forensic science teaching, training and laboratories and to submit two reports, an interim report by April 30, 2010 and a final report by July 31, 2010. Based on the reports, it is my intention to upgrade and strengthen the forensic science institutions during the financial year 2010-11.
19. The terms and conditions of engaging on contract doctors for the CPMFs were modified in order to overcome the acute shortage of doctors. The period of contractual appointment has been increased from 1 to 3 years and the age limit has been extended from 60 to 65 years. The new terms were applied to Specialist Doctors and 92 have been appointed. The new terms will also be extended to General Duty Medical Officers.
20. The first batch of 209 Mahila Constables were inducted into the ITBP on January 29, 2010.
21. The ambitious housing project for CPMFs is on track. On January 27, 2010 the Transaction Adviser was selected after a bidding process. PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) has been appointed as the Transaction Adviser for the PPP project.
22. To improve the communications network for inaccessible BOPs/FDLs (Forward Defended Localities) of the BSF and ITBP, 258 Digital Subscriber Phone Terminals (DSPT) were sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 3.07 crore.

Border Management
23. India-Bangladesh Border: 35 kms of fencing and 55 kms of road work were completed in January 2010 under phase II of the project. 70 kms of fencing were replaced in January 2010 under phase III of the project. Poles for floodlighting were erected on a length of 50 kms and cables were laid on a length of 30 kms during the month.
24. India-China Border: 2.41 kms of formation works and 1.53 kms of surfacing works were completed during January, 2010.
25. Border Area Development Programme (BADP): Annual Action Plans for 2010-11 have been received from all the 17 border States.
26. A sum of Rs. 28.14 crore was released to Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Tripura and Uttarakhand under BADP during January, 2010.
27. Coastal Security: Twelve more boats were supplied by Goa Shipyard Ltd (8 boats) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (4 boats) during January, 2010. Thus, during the current year a total of 78 boats have been supplied by the two shipyards against a target of 126 boats to be supplied by March, 2010.

 

[MarkTheTruth]

This is a defence forum so stick to defence news if ur concerned abt any other xyz topic find a suitable forum, why dont u guys understand that we can open same threads abt pak but we dont may be bcoz we can read a sign better

If you wish to start a thread and do not cuz of any banning from the forum. Then I am with you.

The rest of the contents in your response are useless and time waisting.

 

[equiliz3r]

the funniest words in the article

"peace-loving" Pakistan

 

[equiliz3r]

This is a defence forum so stick to defence news if ur concerned abt any other xyz topic find a suitable forum, why dont u guys understand that we can open same threads abt pak but we dont may be bcoz we can read a sign better

If you wish to start a thread and do not cuz of any banning from the forum. Then I am with you.

The rest of the contents in your response are useless and time waisting.

Dear bro,

you very well know why India need so much defence budget.........
so why you started this thread .............may be for taking out frustration that Pakistan cannot afford those things or cannot match India buleet by bullet.