Mav3rick
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India's defence budget is less than 3% of the GDP...Even if doubles to 6% it is NOT a cause of concern where USSR spent more than 20% on defence with the growth remaining the same.
The question is can Pakistan or Bangaladesh or Srilanka can buy arms for 70 Billion USD? Can they buy 1/10th 7 Billion USD?
Whether China can sell that much on credit when their own defence budget is around 100 USD? They are not fools.... Pakistan with Nukes is an opponent! But Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.... Hope CPC is NOT a fool like you!
Although it is pointless to post a response to your nonsense, I am doing it still just to give you something to think about. Having a higher defense budget does not mean exponential increase in weapon stockpiles. As you already have a military 3 times (I think) the size of Pakistani military, the cost of maintenance of troops is already 3 times higher then Pakistans. Next, while Pakistan would have no second thoughts before posting 95% of the military at your border......you cannot do the same as you still need to ensure significant presence at other borders/LoC especially the Chinese side.
And finally, how much of an impact does the Yuan/$ difference make or how significant is the US$ 180 Billion figure (roughly, as official figures are disputed) when China not only manufacture almost every defense item herself (except Jet Engines etc.) but also sustains raw materials internally. So the relative expenditure against any other country, especially India, would be much higher as India has to import almost everything related to Military.