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One of the questions that I have heard from many Indians is that why does our government spend so much on defense when we are facing many other critical issues. News channels highlight 'India spends 41.3 billion dollars every year on arms.', 'India's defense budget is ten times the education budget.' So, this post seeks to answer these questions.
Why is defense such a critical issue for India ?
How do you feel when you are playing an online multiplayer game like clash of clans and you invest a lot of time trying to develop your side and then suddenly someone invades and steals your resources?
Pakistan is a terrorist state where even a terrorist who is the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attack receives z+ security and is the next probable PM of the state. Pakistan has a heavily burdened economy because of the terror elements that it has supported for so long. The Pakistan economy even after receiving heavy grants from China and US is very dimunitive infront of the fastest growing economy of India.
So, if India doesn't remain militarily defensive against this small goblin then it will try its best to steal the resources because it is unable to generate it.
Now, why is it defensive and not offensive? Even though this goblin is small, it has received nuclear weapons. In case of war, this poor goblin will be destroyed but even India will lose its position as the fastest growing economy.
India's aspirations to become a key player in world politics dictates the imperatives of self-reliant defense capabilities. It is easy to say that we can spend the money on education and reducing poverty but the minute our security forces weaken we will once again start facing problems of terrorists and local naxals. We just need to reduce corruption and divert the money to the right direction so that we can use the hard earned taxpayer's money in the best possible way.
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