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Pointstorememberbeforeyouparticipateinthisdiscussion:
Assume,youoneofthememberofarealgroupdiscussion.
Taketheinitiativetoparticipateandcontributeyourthoughts.
Expressyourpositiveattitudetowardsprovidingthesolution.

Akshatsaid:(Wed,Jan21,201501:41:07PM)

BoththeaspectsareequallyimportantbutifweareaskedtoselectonethenIwoulddefinitelygoforthe
decreaseofsocialexpenditurebecauseaccordingtomeworkingforthewelfareofcountryismuchmoreprioritized
overwelfareofthesocietyanditspeople.Wemustneverthinkourenemytobeweak.
Sowemustalwaysbepreparedforitshouldkeepallpreventiveaswellasoffensivemeasuressoastoprotect
ournationfromitscompetitorsbecauseultimatelythesocietyanditspeoplebelongtothecountryandhowcana

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countrybesafeifitisnotprotectedfromtheenemies.
Soasaconclusiongovernmentaswellaswepeopleshouldinvestondefenceasmuchaspossiblesoastomeet
anykindofupcomingdestructionandhencedefenseexpendituremustbeincreased.
Ratethis:+0

Manassaid:(Wed,Jan14,201507:20:10PM)

Defensebudgetisbekepthigh.Ifboarderissecured,thenwecanworkreligiouslyforsociety.Primeminister's
highlightingmakeinIndiaconcept,wecangoforindigenousweapons,provideeasytraininganddevelopment
towardstheDefense.Theinvestmenttowardsthedefensesobemechanized,automatedforovercomingtheday
todayintrusion.
Wesleepwellonlybecauseof24x365alertofourdefense.Ifwearespendingmoreondefensethereis
bettermentofthenationandwhichreflectonsocietywherepeoplecanabletogainsufficienttimetothink
towardsinnovation,creativity,properutilizationofresources.
Ifdefenseisstrongenough,Unsocialactivitiesliketerrorismbecauseofbiasingbyinternalaswellasexternal
factorscanbeeasilyabletoconverttosocialwithoutpainandbringstability.
Ratethis:+2

SumitDhakasaid:(Sun,Jan11,201507:50:13PM)

Inmyopinion,
Defensebudgetshouldbeincreasedtodecreasethepossibilitiesofterrorandtosecureourborders.Aseveryone
knowsthatwehavetenseborderconditionswithPakistanandchina,alsochinaisasuperpowerandPakistan
hadchina'ssupport.
Currentlyweseethatisthreatensworld,Assammassmurders,Parisattack,PakistanandNigeria'smassmurders
byterrorists.AsaresultIndiashouldbepreparedforanyattackandwar.
Ontheotherhandforsocialdevelopementgoodmanagementofmoneyandtransparencyingovernancearegood
solution.Alsocorporatehousesandgroupsshouldcomeforwardtofightagainstpoverty.Alsowecanlinkboth
sectorsbyeducatingpoorpeoplesandthentakingtheirservicesindefensesectors.

Ratethis:+4

Mansisaid:(Wed,Dec31,201405:12:03PM)

Todaytheworldishavingatoughtimeagainstterrorism.ThePeshawarattacksrevealthegrislyandinhuman
attitudeoftheterrorists.Atthisjunctureitismandatorytohaveastrongdefenseagainstanymishapthatmay
likelyoccur.Ifpeoplecan'tsleeppeacefully,whatistheuseoflivinginamodernizedsociety.Wecanlivewithout
mallsandhotelsbutnotatthecostofmentalpeaceandwellbeing.
Ratethis:+7

Ranautsaid:(Thu,Dec4,201410:37:16AM)

Weshouldkeepinmindthatonecanchoosehisfriendsorenemiesbutnotneighborsandtherealityiswedon't
havegoodrelationshipwithourneighbourssowehavetobepreparedforworstconditions.AlsoIthinkreducing
defencebudgetwillnotsolveinternalmatterssuchaspovertyandallthatuptothatextentbuddiesexpectingbut
itwillonlycreateinsecuritytothecountryman.
Ratethis:+9

Aksharasaid:(Tue,Nov18,201408:25:56PM)

Whyisitnecessarythatreducingthemoneyspentondefenceisgoingtobedetrimentaltosecurity?Whycan't
werelyondiplomatictieswithothercountries?IfeelthatIndiabeingsurroundedbysomanyPOWERFUL
countriesshouldbeanadvantage!Ifallthesecountrieshadgoodties,itwouldsaveawholelotofmoney,ours
ANDtheirs.
First,wehavetostopthinkingofourselvesascitizensofaspecificcountry,wearecitizensoftheworld!Just
think,ifwehadgoodtieswithallcountries,insuchawaythatwarwouldonlyeverbeconsideredastheverylast
option,whendiplomacyfails,whichIbelieve,canneverhappenifwetrulywantdiplomacy.I'mnotcriticizingthe
peopleofanyONEcountry,weALLhavetochangeourmentalities.
Ifevenhalfthemoneyspentbyeachcountrywasusedforsocialdevelopment,wecoulddevelopataveryfast
pace.
Idonotmeantooffendanyonewiththis,thisisjustmypointofview.
Ratethis:+7

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Bimalsaid:(Fri,Nov14,201409:40:37PM)

Ya,ItstruethatwesurroundedbyChinaandPakistan.Theseneighboursarenotgoodone.Butwealsothink
aboutourpoverty.InWestBengalstillnowabove30%peoplebelowpovertylevel.InIndia,literacyrateisstill
70%.Weshouldimprovethesecondition.
Ratethis:+6

PraveshShuklasaid:(Thu,Nov6,201401:00:32PM)

Ithinkfriendsourexpenditureindefencesectorshouldnotcutbecausetomakesocialthingsthereshouldbe
peaceandpeacecanonlybekeptwhenthereisminimumdeteriorationbetweenusandourneighboring
countries.
Peacecanonlybekeptwhenprepareforwaragainstoutsiderattack.WehaveinneighborterrorforcedPakistan
inwestandcommunistchinawithitsnotionofexpansionineast.Sowhatmeanstooreonsocialissuedwhenwe
havesecuritythreat.
Ratethis:+9

Swaroopsaid:(Sat,Oct25,201401:17:29PM)

Haifriends,inmypointofviewfirstIndianeedtodevelopthedefenceinterritorialareas,especiallyacountrylike
Indiamustdefinitelyspentits60%to70%ofitsexpenditureondefence,becausetothewestwehavepakistan,
thecountrywhichdesirestohavemoreviolencethanpeace.
Tothewestwehavebangladeshwhichiseastpakistan,tothetopofourcountrythelargestofallcountrieschina
isthere,allthesecountriesareoppositetoIndiathattootheyallaresupportivetoeachother.
NotonlythesecountriesPakistangetsUSmilitaryaidandtheyaren'tthebestestoffriends.So,thisshouldn'tbe
arealsurprise.Soinmyopinion,Indiafirstneedtodevelopthedefenceareasthanspendingonsocial
expenditure.
Ratethis:+7

UpendraKumarRoutsaid:(Thu,Oct9,201404:53:02PM)

SofirstofallIthankstoIndiaBixtogaveusaopportunitytorepresentourviewinfrontoursociety!
Frommypointofviewitisaverygoodpoint.Becauseifwereducedefensespendingthehighbudgetwegotcan
expendtowardsthepoorpeoplewhoaredailydyingduetopoverty,withoutanyfood.Itsthethinkingofrich
peoplethatdefenseisthefirstnecessityofus,butactuallyallweagreethatfoodisthefirstandmainnecessityof
aman.SoIthoughtthemainmottoofusshouldbethattoimprovesocialstandardofpoorpeople.Intheabove
discussiononeofmybrother/sisterrememberedusabout26/11attack,butIthinkhe/shehasnoideaaboutthe
painfuldyingofpoorpeoplewithoutfood.SoitssomewordsIextractedfromcoreofmyheart,Ihavenointention
tohurtanypeople,ifanymanhurtbymepleaseforgiveme.Ifittouchtotheheartofanybodypleasecontactfor
morediscussion.Thanks!
Ratethis:+11

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NareshChettrisaid:(Thu,Oct2,201406:00:50PM)

Ithinkthatdefensespendingshouldnotbedecreased.Indiaisadevelopingcountry,sothereisalwaysa
developingtechnologygoingonwithbetteruseandresults.So,spendinginstrengtheningourdefensesector
makessensetobeinlevelparwithothercountries.Weallwanttoavoidwarbutitisunpredictablewhenthewar
willbrokeout.So,atthenweshouldnotregretthatwedonothavethetechnologytocounterattack.Weshould
alwaysbereadytofacethesituation.
Ratethis:+9

TukaramSawantsaid:(Thu,Oct2,201401:45:17PM)

Accordingtome,itisverynecessarytoinvestmoremoneytoincreaseourdefenseserviceratherthansocial
service&provideadvancetechnologyweapontoyoursolderastheyprotectournation.
Ratethis:+4

Nagarjunasaid:(Wed,Sep17,201403:26:19PM)

As40%ofindia'spopulationareBPL,mostofthepeopleareexpectingeverysoughtofhelpfromtheGovtandis
theneedofthehourToday.But,Itisnotcorrecttoreduceourdefenceexpenditureforthesakeofimplementing
welfareprogrammes.Evenwithourpresentdefensesetup,wehaveseen26/11MumbaiTerroristattacks,Bomb
BlastingsinseveralplacesofIndiaetc.
Whatifwereduceourpresentexistingdefensesetup?thenmoreterroristgroupswilltrytoexploitIndiato
disturbournormallivingandtocreateawarlikeenvironmentinIndia.

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Instead,wecanmakemorecorporateorganisations,TopIndustrialistsetc,tomaketheirowncontributionforthe
welfareofthepoorpeopleinIndia.
Ratethis:+8

Suvimalsaid:(Mon,Aug18,201405:32:23PM)

InIndia,defencebudgetshouldneverbelowered.Ourcountryissurroundedwithtwohostilenations,namely
ChinaandPakistan,besidesotherantiindianoutfitsoperatinginotherneighbours.So,ourdefenceservices
(Army,Navy,AirForce)mustremainequippedwithallnecessaryarmsandammunition.
Actuallyweneeddefenceexpendituretobeatleast3%ofthenationalGDP.Ourmeninuniformneedmuchmore
thanwhatisprovidedtothemtoday.WemusthaveenoughcapabilitytodefeatbothChinaandPakistanalong
withanyotherantinationalforces,eg.Terrorismoutfits.
Asfarassocialsectorisconcerned,thatmoneycanbeexactedbydivestingstakesinallthenonperformingPSUs
aswellassellingthosewhichhavebeeneatingthetaxpayersmoney.Thiswillsolvethewholeproblem.
Ratethis:+34

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Sudhirsaid:(Sat,Aug9,201408:37:48PM)

Ithinkwhat'stheneedofincreasingthelifestyleifatsomepointtheinvaderstakecontrolofourcountry.Allthe
facilitiesandlawswillbesuitingwellforus,onlyandonlyifwearesecuredbythearmy.Sosocialexpenditureis
nowherebetakenundercontrolorconductedattheworthofcomprisingtodefensebudget.
Ratethis:+12

AvinashKambojsaid:(Tue,Aug5,201404:44:11PM)

Inmyopinion,defensebudgetinIndiaisalreadymuchlowerthanthatofotherrivalsinthebattleground.Defense
isoneoftheseriousfieldtotakecareof.USalonehasmuchhigherdefensebudgetthanothercountries
collectivelyhave.Toprotectournaturalresources,ourpeopleandourstatusweneedastrongdefensebudget.
GOVT.Ifgrants100rsforwelfareofcommonpeoplethenonly1rupeeisutilizedthewayitwasgrantedforrest
99rsareutilizedbyourrespectfulpoliticiansthemselvesfortheirownwelfare.
Sodefensebudgetmustbekeptconstanttheirisnoprobleminincreasingsocialcostbutattheexpenditureof
defensebudgetincreasingsocialbudgetisneverafairdeal.
Ratethis:+7

NagamaniChintalarevisaid:(Wed,Jul30,201406:47:34PM)

Inspiteofmanyagreementsandceasefires,Pakistanstilltendtoviolatethem.AddedtothiswithChina'sgrowing
supportPakistanturningnostoneunturnedtoprovocateIndiatowar.Itmayevengototheextentofnuclear
war.NortheasternregionofIndiabeinggeographicallyisolated,sociallyandeconomicallyneglectedfromyears,
chinaincreasedincursionsandencouragingseparatistmovementshere.Chinahasastrongdefensebaseandits
increasingsupporttoPakistancanmakeitbehaveruthlesslyagainstIndia.
Whilesocialbudgetisinternaldefenseexpenditureisexternal.Theyshouldnotbecomparedatall.Insteadof
makingahuecryoverdefenseexpenditureweshouldthinkofextendingtheirservicestodepartmentslike
Disastermanagementwhichsavelifeandproperty.
Ratethis:+4

SanjivKumarSinghsaid:(Tue,Jul29,201402:28:35PM)

Thereisnoanyneedtoreducethedefenseexpenditureasitisessentialforourlifea,nationaldignityandpride.
OurneighboringChinahasabudgetof132million,whereaswehaveallocatedonly36millionUSDforthissector.
Innoconditionsecurityofnationshouldbecompromised.
SocialinvestmentisalsotheneedofthehourandGovernmentofIndiaisrunningsomanyprogramsacrossthe
nationforthesame.Inmyopinionsomeoftheprogramsarenotatallpopularandnotnotreachingtothepeople
properly.ThoseprogramsshouldbestoppedandgovernmentshouldlaunchprogramslikeNREGA,IndiraAwas
whichareverypopularandwhosebenefitsisreachingtoallBPLpeople.Yes,itisrightthatthereissome
percentageofcorruptioninthisandwiththetougheffortofthegovernment,ithasbeencheckeduptoalarge
extent.InthesamemannerGovernmentshouldcombinemanyprogramstogetherandtrytomakeafullprooffew
programswithproperpolicyframework,sothatthebenefitsofprogramscouldreacheasilytorealbeneficiary.This
waythesocialagendaofgovernmentwillcontinueinbettermannerandthesamewillcatertheneedofthe
peopletoo.
Ratethis:+2

NavinAmangsaid:(Tue,Jul15,201401:21:39AM)

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Ifeeldefenseexpenditureshouldnotbelowered.Alotofofmoneybeingspendonthisareabutdoweeverthink
thathowdefensepersonnelworktosaveguardourcountryholdingpositionsthroughouttheyear.Itisafactthat
tilltodaywearelaggingfarbehindinqualitydefensemechanisms.Itbecomesaneedtoempoweroursoldiers
withallmodernequipmentstosavecountryandthemselvesaswell.Thesearethecountry'sfinestmanandthey
deserveahugeexpenditure.
Andforsocialexpenditurewehaveothermediumsirrespectiveofgovernmentfunds,likeprivatepartycontributing
toit.Anditbecomesresponsibilityofeveryhumanbeingstomakebestuseofit.
Ratethis:+6

SurajMaidurKsaid:(Sat,Jul5,201407:27:12PM)

Reducingexpenditureondefensewillnotcauseanygood.WearecompetingherewithgreatpowerslikeAmerica,
Russia,chinaetc.Whichuseadvancedwarfaretechnologies.Whatweneedtodoisfirstraisethestandardsof
armor,militaryequipmentsandprovidethembesttraining.
Asfarassocialexpenditureisconcernedoptimumexpenditureisrequiredhere,becauseIndianmarketisincrisis
rightnow.Theexpendituredonesociallyshouldreachtoeachcitizen,unlessthenIamnotsureofameliorating
results.

Ratethis:+3

Snehasaid:(Fri,Jun20,201404:33:47PM)

SocialWork
MilitaryDefense
DefenseSecurity

Frommypointofview,reducingdefensebudgetforsocialexpenditure.Itwillnotbework.Asstrengtheningthe
powerofcountry'sdefensesystemisveryimportant.Onothersidesocialproblemsarerisingbecauseofthe
corruptmentalityofourcountriespoliticianandnottheleastallpeoples.DivertingfocusfromDefensewillmake
countryweaker,anditwillaffectourdevelopment.Ifourpoliticianbehavesincerelytowardsthegrowth,will
definitelyminimizethesocialproblems.
Ratethis:+7

Ranganathasaid:(Tue,Jun10,201411:53:33PM)

Therearemorethan40%peoplebelowpovertyline,andhugeshortageofinfrastructure,insignificanteducation,
healthissuesaretobesolvedfirst.
ComingtoIndiandefense,Indiahasnuclearweapons,andrequireddeliverysystem.Sothereislesschanceofall
outwarwitheitherChinaorPakistan.Pakistanisjustworkingonterrorismastoolofwar,togetKashmir.Sono
majorthreattohavehugesumofamountspenttodefense.
Weneedsometacticalwarfaretodealwithterroristsandinfiltrationintheborder.
Firstdevelopourselveswithrequiredinfrastructure,havesufficientmoneyinhand,thenspendfortobecome
militarysuperpower.
RightnowthesituationofpoorinIndiaispathetic.Sofirstfocusonthat.
Ratethis:+6

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Alexsaid:(Sat,May24,201412:55:41PM)

Securetheborderandfenceofagarden,first.Flowerwillbloomaswell.Otherwiseitwillgetspoileachandevery
flowerinsidethegarden.Ifwedoesnotprotectandcareaboutthefenceofagarden.Andtoimprovethe
plantation.Gardenershouldbehonestandtrustworthy.
Ratethis:+30

Hemendrasaid:(Sat,May17,201403:11:46PM)

China'sdefensebudgetthisyearis132millionandoursisjust36millionsowecancompareeasilythatweshould
reducedefensebudgetornot,weshouldnotforgetChineseincursionsinIndianterritorylastyear,andalsochina
issupporterofPakistantoosonowdecreaseindefensebudgetmeansthreatonournationalsecurityso
condemnthisdiscussionthatweshouldreduceourbudget.
Ratethis:+23

Parisaid:(Thu,May15,201406:41:28PM)

Reducingexpenditureondefencewon'tdoanygoodinbuildingIndiaasthesuperpower.Ibelievedefenceisthe
bestattackandweakeningitwillharmus.Plus,Indiahasenoughmoneytoworkonthesocialfront,justitisnot
utilizedproperly.
Unnecessarywastageofresourcesandimportsshouldbecutdowntoraisemoney.Properbalanceisrequired.
Richisgettingmorericherandpoorisslidingdownanddown.Socialexpenditureistheneedofthehourbutnot

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attheexpenseofdefence.Therearemanyotherareaswhichcanbecutdowntoraisemoneyforthepoor.We
cantaxmoretherichguys.
Ratethis:+17

Gauravsaid:(Tue,Apr29,201409:24:34AM)

Itisdifficultforourcountrytocurbdowntheexpensesaswearesurroundedbynotsoreliable,credible
neighboursandifthecountrydoesn'texisttherewon'tbeanysocietythatwearewetalkingabout.Weneedto
ratherimplementthecurrentpolicieseffectivelyandmakesurethattheobjectiveofthepoliciesarefulfilled.
Ratethis:+2

AnkushAbrolsaid:(Sun,Apr20,201410:28:12PM)

Itsnoteasytolowdowntheexpenditureondefenseortoincreaseitforthesocialcause.Beingadeveloping
nation,Indiaisonthevergeofdevelopingitsrelationswiththedevelopedcountriesforthebettermentinthefield
ofdefenseandalsoitspeople.Makingfriendsallthetimedoesn'tmeanthattherewon'tbeanyfoes.Weknow
thatifwearemakingsomegoodrelationswithsomeoneitllsurelyaffectingsomeothersinterestsaswell.We
stillhavesomecountriesthatarealwaysreadyforattackingusanytime.
Soifwelowerdownourdefensepowerwe'llbesurelydefenselessoneday.Butitdoesn'tmeanthatwecan
ignorethesettlementandtheneedsofoursocieties.Sothereisnoneedtodecreasetheexpenditureorvice
versa,wejustneedgoodtechniquesandstrategicmindsfortheit.
Ratethis:+7

Mehaksaid:(Wed,Apr16,201406:47:57PM)

Inmyopinion,thereisnoneedtodecreasedefenceexpenditurebecauseIndiaisarenownedcountryand
decreasingourdefenceexpenditurewillleftanegativeimpressiononothercountriesandourenemieswillget
morechancestoattack.
IthinkIndiadoesnotlackofmoneyinsteadthatmoneyisnotproperlyutilized.Politiciansthemselvesusethat
moneywhichshouldbeutilizedforthewelfareofpeopleieforsocialexpenditure.Sobyeliminatingcorruptionwe
willgetaperfectbalancednationtolivesoweshouldfocusoneliminatingcorruptioninsteadofcompromisingby
decreasingdefenceexpenditureorsomethingelse.
Ratethis:+5

Ragavsaid:(Sun,Apr6,201401:02:08AM)

Inmyopiniontheexpenditureondefenseshouldnotbereducedbecausedefensesectorplaysmajorrolein
developmentofthecountry.Asweknowthathalfoftheregionofourcountryissurroundedbywaterandhalf
fromlandsoIndiahavetospendtoomuchmoneyondefense.
Andifwereducetheexpenditureondefensethentheresearchondefensewillnotgoinprogressasitshouldbe.
Andunderthethreatofneighborcountrytheyallhavenuclearpower.AndtotacklethisthreatIndiahaveto
spendmoreexpenditureondefense.Andunderthewellprogrammedschemeandbyreducecorruptionwecan
tackleallsocialproblem.
Thankyou.

Ratethis:+7

Ayeshasaid:(Sun,Apr6,201412:38:39AM)

Inmyviewthedefenseexpenditureshouldnotbereducedasprotectingseverallivesofourcountrytakesthe
highestprioritythansocialstatus.Somoneyforsocialexpenditureshouldbedraggedoutfromthehousesof
corruptedpoliticiansandusedforthepoorpeople.Itisourmoneywhichisillegallyusedbythepoliticiansfortheir
luxuries.
Onepropersolutionforthisproblemisusingtheblackmoneyandimprovingcountry'sstatusandprovidebasic
amenitiesforeveryIndian.
Ratethis:+9

Deshrajsaid:(Wed,Apr2,201408:24:44PM)

Thereshouldbeproperbalanceinbothexpenditure.Ifwehavetosaveourcountryfromenemiesthenour
defenceshouldbestrong.Buttofightfromsocialstrategyweshouldfirstfightwithcorruptionandifweutilize
socialexpenditureinproperandsystematicplannedmannerthenwecanstrengthenupoursocialneedsalso.
Ratethis:+10

Navyamanthanisaid:(Fri,Mar28,201410:48:52PM)

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Reducingthedefenseexpenditureandincreasingthesocialexpenditureisnotthewiseidea.Itisjustlikeforcing
ourselvesstandatthevergeofthreat.Budgetraisedforsocialexpenditureisgoodenoughifitisusedforthe
peopleintherightway.ThoughthereisaneedtoimproveoursocialeconomicstatusIthinkitisdoneinitiallyby
changingourselvesthatisnotgoingbehindtheimportedgoodsinsteadifwebuyIndiangoodsthatreallyhelps
andthereisaneedtoimproveresearch&developmentindefensetostandamongothersuperpowercountries.
Ratethis:+4

Ankitsaid:(Sun,Mar23,201412:21:59AM)

AsIndiaspendamajorchunkofitsGDPondefencebudgetsoindirectlywearegivingsignalsotherscountries
thatwearegearingourselvesforwar.Evenallournearcountrieswithwhomwehavemorechanceofwarall
havenuclearpowerincludingussoeveninworstcaseultimatesuffererswillbebothsoitstobelivepeacefully.
Ratherthanfocusondefencewefocusonhealth,education,infrastructuredevelopmentandemployment.
Ratethis:+4

VikasLohchabsaid:(Tue,Mar11,201401:51:35PM)

Itiseasytosayaboutspendingofmoneyoneducationortocontrolpovertybutifthesecuritybecomesweakso
manysecuritylikeproblemswillraiseliketerroristattacksandkidnappingbynaxalites.Ithasbeenrightlysaid
progresswilltakeplaceinasecureenvironment.AlsotograbpermanentseatinUNsecuritycouncilwemust
proveworldclassactorswhichdemandsastrongdefensecapableofprotectingnationalinterestanywhere
acrosstheglobeletitbesouthchinaseaintheeastorgulfofAdeninthewest.
Ratethis:+5

MayankDixitsaid:(Thu,Jan16,201403:24:21PM)

Iamnotagreewithincreasingsocialexpenditureatthecostofdefenseexpenditurebecauseofthesituationof
theourcountryaswearebotheredwiththeneighborslikechina&Pakistan,socialdevelopmentisdefinitely
neededbutfortheintegrityandsovereigntyofcountryweneedastrongdefensestructurethat'swhyhigh
defensebudgetisneededbutonethingisalsoimportantthatdependencyonothercountriesmustbededuced
andconcentrateonindigenousarmssocietywillautomaticallygetbenefited.
Ratethis:+6

ShrishtiSharmasaid:(Tue,Aug6,201308:22:42PM)

Itiswellsaidbygeorgewashingtonthefirstpresidentofunitedstatesofamericathat"ifyouwanttomaintain
peace,youshouldbereadyforwar".
Decreasingdefenseexpenditureisnotmandatoryasmuchoftheresearchworkisrelatedfromthefieldof
defense.Decreasingresearchanddevelopmentexpenditureinthefieldofdefensewillhamperthe'indigenous'
capabilityofweaponsimplement.Itisfavourableforanycountrytoproducetheindigenousweaponsand
armamentssothatanycountrycouldnotpayhighpricesfordifferentweaponofsameclassfromdifferentcountry.
IwanttoendupwiththefactthatitwasinthereignofourexprimeministershrilalbahadurshastrithatIndian
defensebudgetwasupto25percentofgdp.
Withaslogangivenbyhim.
JAIJAWANJAIKISAN.
Ratethis:+26

Avinash.Ssaid:(Sat,Jul6,201301:18:31PM)

Itisnotthatwehaveimprovethesocialstatusandwelfareofthepeoplebydecreasingthedefencebudget.If
corruptionisremovedandthegovernmentofFicialsdon'thaveanitchingpalmthensurelythepeopleofIndiawill
leadahealthysociallife.TheroutecauseOFSOCIALISSUESlikepoverty,malnutritionandunemploymentare
overpopulationandcorruptionthatcanbedealtdifferentlyandnotbydecreasingindia'sdefencebudget.Firstwe
neednationtolive,whichhastobesafeguardedfromourenemies,onlythenweneedtothinkofthepeople.
Thereisnopointtoinvestmoneyinaplacewhereallpeoplearedeadorcaptured.
Ratethis:+13

KarandeepChhbabrasaid:(Thu,May16,201304:58:19PM)

Defenceexpensesshouldnotbedeductedbecauseterroristandnaxaliteattacksareincreasingandareaslike
indochinaandindopakaregettingdisputeddaybyday.
Andnowwemovetosocialissues,hereexpendituresareenoughbutcorruptionisimmenselyblockingthegrowth
rates.
Soboththeseexpendituresshouldnotbeconnectedwitheachother.

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MayankMadansaid:(Sun,Apr7,201312:20:13PM)

Insteadofspendingondefencegovernmentmustspendonwelfareofsociety.Idonotknowwhygovernment
spentthousandsofcroresonKasabwhathavetheygotoutofitprobablynothingthatamountifwouldhave
spentonpoorsocialwelfareindexmusthaverisen.Sogovernmentmuststartspendingonsocialwelfareinstead
ofspendingpublicmoneyondefenceandforwhomtheyaresavingfordefencepurposewhenthecitizensofIndia
arenotsafewhatelseourenemywillharmus.
Ratethis:+10

RajeshKumarSinhasaid:(Sun,Dec30,201202:57:13AM)

Todaywearelivinginaworldwherewehavetofightaneconomicwar.Thetimesofworldwarandcoldwarare
gone.Nowwehavetodevelopoureconomicstatus.Thereisnoneedofspendingverymuchamountofmoneyon
defense.Insteadofthatifwewillpayattentiononoureconomicalconditionthenitwillbebetter.
OfcoursewealsohavetosaveourcountryfromneighborslikePakistanandchina.Butnowweneedtocutthe
defensebudget.
Alotsofpeopleinourcountryarebelowthepovertylineandarelivinginhorrifyingcondition.Ifinsteadofusing
moneyondefenseweusethemoneyindevelopingtheconditionofourpeoplethenitcangivegoodresults.
Ratethis:+6

NaveenMangalsaid:(Thu,Nov15,201208:08:16PM)

Helloguys,accordingtomypointofviewthereshouldbebalanceandpropermanagementintheexpenditure
betweenthedefenseandsocial.AsIndianGovernmentshouldprovidetoourdefenseallnecessarythingsthat
theywantfulfilltheirdemandstomakesatisfiedthemfromoursideratherthantheIndianGovernmentinvests
lotsofmoneyonterrorists.
Onothersideeffortsshouldbedoneforsocialempowermentinordertoupliftthestatusofeverymankind.For
socialempowermentitisalsosocialdutyofpersonthathe/shewouldbeawarefromwhatisgoingoncurrently
andcomeaheadtoremovedisorderswhicharespreadeverywhereinIndia.
Ratethis:+5

ShwetaS.said:(Tue,May1,201204:12:21PM)

See,therearetwotypeofsecurity,firstoneisinternalsecurityfromterrorismandexternalsecurityalongthe
borders.AsIndiaissurroundedbycountrieswhoseeconomyandnuclearpowerisincreasingdaybydayour
countryneedtothinkaboutitsdefencelevelwhichisconnectedwiththeexpensesbeingmade.Unless,indians
arenotsecureditsofnouseoftakingoutmeasuresinsocialfield.
Ratethis:+4

AlokSinghsaid:(Sun,Apr1,201211:24:48PM)

InmypointofviewIthinkthatdefenseplaysavitalroleinthedevelopmentofanation.AndIndiaisalarge
countrysoIthinkthatdefensebudgetshouldbeasmaximumaspossible.Theretwosidesofanationsocial(i.e.
We)anddefense(i.e.Thewarriorswhofightattheborderstomakeusrelax).Ifwewilllooseindefensethenit
resultsindangerofpublicandifwelooseinsocialthenitresultsinunemployment&poverty.Sothebudget
shouldbeinfavorofbothdefense&socialwelfare.
Ratethis:+18

Abhinavsaid:(Thu,Feb9,201206:13:29PM)

Defenseandsocialbudgetaretwodifferentsidesofasamecoini.e.ifdefensesystemisweeksociallifewillbe
affectedbyneighborsattackandifsocialsystemisweekpovertyandunemploymentwillmakeIndianpeopleto
workforterroristorganizationandthustheywillharmourdefensesystem.
AsIndiaisnieghboredbysevencountrieswecannotthinkofreducingdefensebudgetasitwillcauselossofour
areas,lifeandproperty.InsteadofthisPoliticalleaderscanthinkofreducingtheirownbudgetforcorruptionand
criminalism,blackmoneystashedinSwizzbanksshouldalsobebringbacktoIndiaasitwillprovidefoodand
safetytousfor20yearswithouttaxation.
Ratethis:+71

JeetendraRanasaid:(Wed,Aug24,201111:12:46AM)

Inmyopinionthedefencebudgetshouldnotbereducedtothesocialexpenditure.Iagreethatourcountryis
facingsomanysocialproblemslikepoverty,population,corruptionetc.Butwecannotleavethemostbigger

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problemthatentireworldisfacingof.Thatisterrorism.Andourcountryismostaffectedinj&kregion.Wearethe
onlycountrythatissurroundedbysevenothercountries.Someenemycountrylikepak,china,bangladeshetc.We
arealwaysinastateofwar.Sowhatwillwedoifthewaroccurs.Itwillcauselosstothehugelifeandproperty.
Sowehavetomakeafearinthemindofourneighbouringcountriesthatwehavethestrongdefencesothat
theycannotthinkofwar.
Ratethis:+19

Avinashsaid:(Fri,Jun17,201106:10:49PM)

Indiaspends1/3ofhisGDPondefenseperyear.DefenseforcescompriseofallthreeforcesArmyNevy&Airforce.
Atthisstagewehavemanyenemylikechinapaketc.Ifourdefensepowerisnotuptodate,wehaveengaging
manywarlikeconditions.Socialdevelopmentalsoaffected.
Ratethis:+7

PushpenderSinghNegisaid:(Sun,Jun5,201111:31:44AM)

Wellfirstofall,
Abigthankstothosewhogavetheirinputsaboutthistopic.Asithelpedmetoconsolidatemyviewsforthistopic.
WellIdon'tthinkdecreasingdefenseandincreasingsocialexpenditureisneedofthehour.Itisquiteknowntoall
thatintodaystimewiththegrowingBusinessexchangesandmilitarytieupsofourneighbouringcountries,
certainlysmokesoutasignalofabigthreatforIndia,insuchasituationshowingyourdefencepowertothe
maximumextentcancertainlybringdownthehaughtinessofneighbouringcountriesandweakenstheenemies
futureintrusionplansuptoanextent.
Whereasincreasingsocialexpendtiureisnottheassurityforbringingsuccesstothecountrybutbymanagingour
defencemechanismcanabsolutelyhelpIndiatokeepallthosethreatsatbaywhichmightclaimtheirlifeatany
instant.
Ratethis:+13

RohanBhowmiksaid:(Sat,May7,201112:45:03AM)

Ya,itstruethatwesurroundedbychinaandPakistan.Theseneighboursarenotgoodone.Butwealsothink
aboutourpoverty.InwestBengalstillnowabove30%peoplebelowpovertylevel.InIndia,literacyrateisstill
70%.Weshouldimprovethesecondition.
Ratethis:+5

PremsukhGodarasaid:(Mon,Sep27,201007:21:39AM)

Iappreciateyourviewsandwouldliketoaddsomepointsthatsecurityisbasicneedwhicheveryonewant.Ifour
nifourbordersaresecureditsassurancetoharmoniouslifeandusualpeacefulissupportivefordevelopment,
upliftmentofsociety.
Ratethis:+4

Shaileshsaid:(Tue,Aug3,201004:14:22AM)

Ya,itsrightthatoneshouldreducedefenceexpenditureasitsbudgetisverybig.Hadthemoneybeenusedfor
socialpurposeitwouldhavebeenbetterinthewelfareofthesociety.But,indiaissurroundedbypakistanand
chinaandtheseneighboursarenotgoodone.Inordertodevelopoursociety,itsessentialtosaveourcountry
first.
Inmyviewtalksshouldgoonandastarategicsolutionmustcomeoutofit.Oncethepeaceestablishesinthe
subcontinentareathenobviously,wecandecidetoreducethedefencebudget.Atthispointoftime,itsnot
possibleatall.
Ratethis:+7

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