New weapons, new technology and military innovation: India’s $75 billion defense budget designed with Pakistan and China in mind

Mirza AB Baig

Publishing date: 25 July 2024

Published in: BBC

According to the latest report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPRI), an organization that monitors military affairs in the world, India ranks fourth among the countries that spend the most on defense in the world. It has been the largest buyer of military equipment.

India’s annual budget presented on Tuesday also shows that the Indian government’s focus on the defense sector is only increasing.

For the year 2024-25, the budget of 4.8 lakh crore rupees presented in the Parliament of India has been allocated for the defense sector, which is about 13% of the total budget. becomes.

Many observers say that like last year, the defense budget of next year has also been made keeping China and Pakistan in mind.

Indian journalist Prateek Prashant Mokane, who writes on military affairs, wrote in Live Minute that India’s emphasis on defense innovation is visible in the context of neighboring countries and he also presented an outline of the defense budgets of China and Pakistan. Is.

It should be noted that compared to India’s defense budget of about 75 billion dollars, China allocated more than 230 billion dollars for defense in 2024, while on the other hand, India’s defense budget is almost ten times more than that of Pakistan.

In such a case, it is important to first see how the defense budget will be used according to the Government of India itself.