Decreasing defense expenditure and increasing social expenditure is the need of the hour

Why is it necessary that reducing the money spent on defence is going to be detrimental to security? Why can't we rely on diplomatic ties with other countries? I feel that India being surrounded by so many POWERFUL countries should be an advantage! If all these countries had good ties, it would save a whole lot of money, ours AND theirs.

First, we have to stop thinking of ourselves as citizens of a specific country, we are citizens of the world! Just think, if we had good ties with all countries, in such a way that war would only ever be considered as the very last option, when diplomacy fails, which I believe, can never happen if we truly want diplomacy. I'm not criticizing the people of any ONE country, we ALL have to change our mentalities.

If even half the money spent by each country was used for social development, we could develop at a very fast pace.

I do not mean to offend anyone with this, this is just my point of view.

So first of all I thanks to IndiaBix to gave us a opportunity to represent our view in front our society !

From my point of view it is a very good point. Because if we reduce defense spending the high budget we got can expend towards the poor people who are daily dying due to poverty, without any food. Its the thinking of rich people that defense is the first necessity of us, but actually all we agree that food is the first and main necessity of a man. So I thought the main motto of us should be that to improve social standard of poor people. In the above discussion one of my brother/sister remembered us about 26/11 attack, but I think he/she has no idea about the painful dying of poor people without food. So its some words I extracted from core of my heart, I have no intention to hurt any people, if any man hurt by me please forgive me. If it touch to the heart of any body please contact for more discussion. Thanks!

Hello gentleman's.

We the peoples of India are surrounded by hostile neighbors like Pakistan and china, well we all know that spending a lot of money towards defense really hampered the economy, in India there is a unique case we are the rising economy of the world on the other hand our sociology, economic problems are also exists, but decreasing the defense budget means to causing harm to our economy, countries like china has increasing its defense budget year by year and the war of conflict can took place any time.

On the other hand increasing social expenditure provides us:

1. Good human resource.

2. Provides greater economy stability.

3. Reduces backwardness.

So we need to think upon the alternatives to reduce our import rates of arms and ammunition and must tried to make weapons in home therefore by strengthening our foreign policy to eradicate our sociology, economic problem.

Well first of all,

A big thanks to those who gave their inputs about this topic. As it helped me to consolidate my views for this topic.

Well I don't think decreasing defense and increasing social expenditure is need of the hour. It is quite known to all that in todays time with the growing Business exchanges and military tie ups of our neighbouring countries, certainly smokes out a signal of a big threat for India, in such a situation showing your defence power to the maximum extent can certainly bring down the haughtiness of neighbouring countries and weakens the enemies future intrusion plans upto an extent.

Whereas increasing social expendtiure is not the assurity for bringing success to the country but by managing our defence mechanism can absolutely help India to keep all those threats at bay which might claim their life at any instant.

In my opinion, India's defense expenditure should never be compromised for whatever thing it may be.

During 26/11 attacks, Mumbai policemen were fighting using lathis and pre independence era rifles against terrorists laced with AK47s. Consequently, several policemen had to sacrifice their lives. There are millions of soldiers and defense personnel guarding and protecting our country and we don't won't them to lose their lives just because we had poor defense equipment's and obsolete technology.

Yes, social development is very important. India is already spending thousands of crores on PDS (Public food Distribution System) , Fertilizer and LPG subsidies, NREGA and other Yojanas but the benefit is not percolating down to the poor. So, the problem doesn't lie in allocation of funds but in delivery of benefits from these schemes to the poor.

Defense budget is be kept high. If boarder is secured, then we can work religiously for society. Prime minister's highlighting make in India concept, we can go for indigenous weapons, provide easy training and development towards the Defense. The investment towards the defense so be mechanized, automated for overcoming the day to day intrusion.

We sleep well only because of 24x365 alert of our defense. If we are spending more on defense there is betterment of the nation and which reflect on society where people can able to gain sufficient time to think towards innovation, creativity, proper utilization of resources.

If defense is strong enough, Un-social activities like terrorism because of biasing by internal as well as external factors can be easily able to convert to social without pain and bring stability.

If we have to choose one, I would recommend to spend on defence. Because is a country which has threats from neighbouring nations and to counter this we must spend on defence. I agree that social expenditure is required but not at the cost of compensating with defence budget. Once our country is under attack, the whole supply chain gets disturbed. Inflation rises and whole country will be shambled. Then the budget we spent on social expenditures will be of no use.

Today defence have become symbol of strength to protect the nation. If the country is able to protect itself then investments comes from inside and outside (FDI). If we don't look strong we cannot attract FDIs and there is possibility of brain drain too. So, especially for India looking at its circumstances defence budget cannot be decreased.

Its not easy to low down the expenditure on defense or to increase it for the social cause. Being a developing nation, India is on the verge of developing its relations with the developed countries for the betterment in the field of defense and also its people. Making friends all the time doesn't mean that there won't be any foes. We know that if we are making some good relations with someone it ll surely affecting some others interests as well. We still have some countries that are always ready for attacking us anytime.

So if we lower down our defense power we'll be surely defenseless one day. But it doesn't mean that we can ignore the settlement and the needs of our societies. So there is no need to decrease the expenditure or vice versa, we just need good techniques and strategic minds for the it.

In India, defence budget should never be lowered. Our country is surrounded with two hostile nations, namely China and Pakistan, besides other anti-indian outfits operating in other neighbours. So, our defence services (Army, Navy, Air Force) must remain equipped with all necessary arms and ammunition.

Actually we need defence expenditure to be at least 3% of the national GDP. Our men in uniform need much more than what is provided to them today. We must have enough capability to defeat both China and Pakistan along with any other anti-national forces, eg. Terrorism outfits.

As far as social sector is concerned, that money can be exacted by divesting stakes in all the non-performing PSUs as well as selling those which have been eating the taxpayers money. This will solve the whole problem.

It is well said by george washington the first president of united states of america that "if you want to maintain peace, you should be ready for war".

Decreasing defense expenditure is not mandatory as much of the research work is related from the field of defense. Decreasing research and development expenditure in the field of defense will hamper the 'indigenous' capability of weapons implement. It is favourable for any country to produce the indigenous weapons and armaments so that any country could not pay high prices for different weapon of same class from different country.

I want to end up with the fact that it was in the reign of our ex prime minister shri lal bahadur shastri that Indian defense budget was up to 25 percent of gdp.

With a slogan given by him.

JAI JAWAN JAI KISAN.