Why is low income India spending more on defense than education?

[ashok321]

India is spending 20% of its budget on defense, but only 14% on education - under Modi:

https://twitter.com/x/status/936323989085085697

 

[AnnoyingOrange]

India is spending 20% of its budget on defense, but only 14% on education - under Modi:

https://twitter.com/x/status/936323989085085697

Je baat... lo aa gaya mera sher....
What is your plan to defend country when your favorite China and Pakistan Attack India? We can lob you guys off planes on Pakistan or China... if that works for you.

 

[ashok321]

 

[AnnoyingOrange]

Read you bigot ... read.... http://www.livemint.com/Politics/hk...7-Education-outlay-increases-99-to-Rs796.html

 

[ashok321]

This way Modi is fooling Indians.

Lets look at his track record in Gujarat:

http://www.moneylife.in/article/the-gujarat-model-ndash-some-facts/51106.html

14 lakh kids in Gujarat didn't go to school - Times of India

 

[DarX]

Read you bigot ... read.... http://www.livemint.com/Politics/hk...7-Education-outlay-increases-99-to-Rs796.html

bigot
ˈbɪɡət/
noun

1. a person who is intolerant towards those holding different opinions.
   "don't let a few small-minded bigots destroy the good image of the city"
   synonyms: dogmatist, partisan, sectarian, prejudiced person; More

On the contrary, the Indians who aggressively try to suppress criticism are bigots.

 

[Super Falcon]

Due to extremism mindsrt

 

[AndrewJin]

The fundamental problem for india is for such a big population india's total budget is too tiny, can't even reach Italy's level.

 

[Papa Dragon]

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS

According to this world bank report, China spends 1.9%, India at 2.5% and Pakistan 3.6% of their respective GDP's on military expenditure while there have been reports that China's defense budget is much higher in reality than what is being stated. As long as the defense budget is under 3%, there isn't much to be concerned about

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/hy-chinas-military-budget-larger-it-appears-19716

 

[AndrewJin]

The fundamental problem for india is for such a big population india's total budget is too tiny, can't even reach Italy's level.

China is education budget in 2016 was 565 billion US dollars,
which is nearly the ENTIRE indian budget .......

@ashok321 Can you help me confirm the budget number of india? 600+ billion dollars?

 

[ashok321]

China is education budget in 2016 was 565 billion US dollars,
which is nearly the ENTIRE indian budget .......

@ashok321 Can you help me confirm the budget number of india? 600+ billion dollars?

275 billion
CIA factbook

 

[AndrewJin]

275 billion
CIA factbook

But some articles say 600+ billion?
Which is true?

 

[ashok321]

But some articles say 600+ billion?
Which is true?

Which article?

Italian think tank:

https://twitter.com/x/status/852974748967587840

Latest figures:

It was presented before the parliament on 1 February 2017 by the Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitley with 21.47 lakh crore rupees (US$ 336.39 billion) budget size

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/2017_Union_budget_of_India

 

[SBUS-CXK]

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS

According to this world bank report, China spends 1.9%, India at 2.5% and Pakistan 3.6% of their respective GDP's on military expenditure while there have been reports that China's defense budget is much higher in reality than what is being stated. As long as the defense budget is under 3%, there isn't much to be concerned about

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/hy-chinas-military-budget-larger-it-appears-19716

As in the past “western speculation".

For example, India's weapons stock is only 10 days, but China is "opaque". So China's weapons stock is lower than India???

That's the reality. ——the literacy rate in the world.

 

[AndrewJin]

Which article?

Italian think tank:

https://twitter.com/x/status/852974748967587840

Latest figures:

It was presented before the parliament on 1 February 2017 by the Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitley with 21.47 lakh crore rupees (US$ 336.39 billion) budget size

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/2017_Union_budget_of_India

I think I have mixed budget with government expenditure