Comments by "" (@kallachi729) on "Modi govt’s defence budget, realities, expectations — why it isn’t rising u0026 what can be done" video.

  1. A fair assessment. There is a way where you can have the cake and eat it too.... The minimal defence expenditure has been more by default than by design. We have only so much money and so much to do. The solution is not in cutting essential expenditure on personnel for equipment. The nature of our borders (LAC) do not allow for reducing troop strength.. Neither can we let down our guard on the West. The answer lies in developing a robust defence equipment manufacturing eco system, including R&D, in the country. The money now spent on imports remains within the country and creates jobs and improves GDP and tax collections. A case of having the apple and eating it too. Unfortunately, we did not do that all this while. We have made a start now. Better late than never. An unfortunate state. But there is hope our industry will deliver sooner than later.
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