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

In my opinion,

Defense budget should be increased to decrease the possibilities of terror and to secure our borders. As everyone knows that we have tense border conditions with Pakistan and china, also china is a superpower and Pakistan had china's support.

Currently we see that is threatens world, Assam mass murders, Paris attack, Pakistan and Nigeria's mass murders by terrorists. As a result India should be prepared for any attack and war.

On the other hand for social developement good management of money and transparency in governance are good solution. Also corporate houses and groups should come forward to fight against poverty. Also we can link both sectors by educating poor peoples and then taking their services in defense sectors.

Today the world is having a tough time against terrorism. The Peshawar attacks reveal the grisly and inhuman attitude of the terrorists. At this juncture it is mandatory to have a strong defense against any mishap that may likely occur. If people can't sleep peacefully, what is the use of living in a modernized society. We can live without malls and hotels but not at the cost of mental peace and well being.

We should keep in mind that one can choose his friends or enemies but not neighbors and the reality is we don't have good relationship with our neighbours so we have to be prepared for worst conditions. Also I think reducing defence budget will not solve internal matters such as poverty and all that up to that extent buddies expecting but it will only create insecurity to the countryman.

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.

Ya, Its true that we surrounded by China and Pakistan. These neighbours are not good one. But we also think about our poverty. In West Bengal still now above 30% people below poverty level. In India, literacy rate is still 70%. We should improve these condition.

I think friends our expenditure in defence sector should not cut because to make social things there should be peace and peace can only be kept when there is minimum deterioration between us and our neighboring countries.

Peace can only be kept when prepare for war against outsider attack. We have in neighbor terror forced Pakistan in west and communist china with its notion of expansion in east. So what means to ore on social issued when we have security threat.

Hai friends, in my point of view first India need to develop the defence in territorial areas, especially a country like India must definitely spent its 60% to 70% of its expenditure on defence, because to the west we have pakistan, the country which desires to have more violence than peace.

To the west we have bangladesh which is east pakistan, to the top of our country the largest of all countries china is there, all these countries are opposite to India that too they all are supportive to each other.

Not only these countries Pakistan gets US military aid and they aren't the bestest of friends. So, this shouldn't be a real surprise. So in my opinion, India first need to develop the defence areas than spending on social expenditure.

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!

I think that defense spending should not be decreased. India is a developing country, so there is always a developing technology going on with better use and results. So, spending in strengthening our defense sector makes sense to be in level par with other countries. We all want to avoid war but it is unpredictable when the war will broke out. So, at then we should not regret that we do not have the technology to counter attack. We should always be ready to face the situation.

According to me, it is very necessary to invest more money to increase our defense service rather than social service & provide advance technology weapon to your solder as they protect our nation.