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

There are more than 40% people below poverty line, and huge shortage of infrastructure, insignificant education, health issues are to be solved first.

Coming to Indian defense, India has nuclear weapons, and required delivery system. So there is less chance of all out war with either China or Pakistan. Pakistan is just working on terrorism as tool of war, to get Kashmir. So no major threat to have huge sum of amount spent to defense.

We need some tactical war fare to deal with terrorists and infiltration in the border.

First develop ourselves with required infrastructure, have sufficient money in hand, then spend for to become military super power.

Right now the situation of poor in India is pathetic. So first focus on that.

As we are talking about the need of the hour, our today's world there will be no such world war or nuclear war. We are surrounded by the nations like china who has a good economic situation than us but on the other hand Pakistan which is a failed nation. Like before Pakistan will try to engage India in a proxy war to destabilize India's growing economy.

If we are not going to focus in the defense issue, then china will show its superiority to India which is not a good thing at all. Secondly India's defense budget is not so high that we need to cut it rather we should increase it if it is the demand of the hour. Our defense budget is only the two point something percent of our budget and it is comparatively very low than china which is 9%.

I am not agree with increasing social expenditure at the cost of defense expenditure because of the situation of the our country as we are bothered with the neighbors like china & Pakistan, social development is definitely needed but for the integrity and sovereignty of country we need a strong defense structure that's why high defense budget is needed but one thing is also important that dependency on other countries must be deduced and concentrate on indigenous arms society will automatically get benefited.

I feel defense expenditure should not be lowered. A lot of of money being spend on this area but do we ever think that how defense personnel work to save guard our country holding positions throughout the year. It is a fact that till today we are lagging far behind in quality defense mechanisms. It becomes a need to empower our soldiers with all modern equipments to save country and themselves as well. These are the country's finest man and they deserve a huge expenditure.

And for social expenditure we have other mediums irrespective of government funds, like private party contributing to it. And it becomes responsibility of every human beings to make best use of it.

Defence expenses should not be deducted because terrorist and naxalite attacks are increasing and areas like indo-china and indo-pak are getting disputed day by day.

And now we move to social issues, here expenditures are enough but corruption is immensely blocking the growth rates.

So both these expenditures should not be connected with each other.

It is easy to say about spending of money on education or to control poverty but if the security becomes weak so many security like problems will raise like terrorist attacks and kidnapping by naxalites. It has been rightly said progress will take place in a secure environment. Also to grab permanent seat in UN security council we must prove world class actors which demands a strong defense capable of protecting national interest any where across the globe let it be south china sea in the east or gulf of Aden in the west.

Hello guys, according to my point of view there should be balance and proper management in the expenditure between the defense and social. As Indian Government should provide to our defense all necessary things that they want fulfill their demands to make satisfied them from our side rather than the Indian Government invests lots of money on terrorists.

On other side efforts should be done for social empowerment in order to uplift the status of every mankind. For social empowerment it is also social duty of person that he/she would be aware from what is going on currently and come ahead to remove disorders which are spread everywhere in India.

Hello friends,

I think since our country doesn't have good relationship with our neighboring countries and our country is even facing more terrorism attacks so India should invest more in defense.

In spite of many agreements and ceasefires, Pakistan still tend to violate them. Added to this with China's growing support Pakistan turning no stone unturned to provocate India to war. It may even go to the extent of nuclear war. Northeastern region of India being geographically isolated, socially and economically neglected from years, china increased incursions and encouraging separatist movements here. China has a strong defense base and its increasing support to Pakistan can make it behave ruthlessly against India.

While social budget is internal defense expenditure is external. They should not be compared at all. Instead of making a hue cry over defense expenditure we should think of extending their services to departments like Disaster management which save life and property.

See, there are two type of security, first one is internal security from terrorism and external security along the borders. As India is surrounded by countries whose economy and nuclear power is increasing day by day our country need to think about its defence level which is connected with the expenses being made. Unless, indians are not secured its of no use of taking out measures in social field.