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NEW DELHI: India has cleared an $8 billion plan to build seven warships as part of a twin push to ramp up local production and counter an increasing assertive China, a defence ministry official said Thursday.
The move is seen as a way to narrow India's huge gap with China's advanced naval warfare systems while boosting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to manufacture defence equipment locally.
Also read: Modi vows to end India status as top defence importer
Speaking at a major aviation industry conference yesterday, Modi vowed to end India's status as the world's number one defence importer, saying he wanted 70 per cent of hardware to be manufactured domestically by the turn of the decade.
India, which is surrounded by hostile neighbours in Pakistan and China, is in the midst of a multi-billion-dollar upgrade of its ageing military hardware and recently lifted a cap on foreign investment in defence.
"The cabinet committee on security has cleared the proposal to build seven stealth frigates at domestic shipyards," a source in the defence ministry told AFP of the meeting on Monday.
Four warships will be constructed at Mazagon Docks in Mumbai and the other three at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers in Kolkata. The frigates will be equipped with stealth technology, making it harder to detect by enemy radars or other tracking systems.
The Times of India said the cabinet committee had also given the go-ahead for six nuclear-powered submarines as part of another $8 billion project when it met earlier this week.
Since his sweeping election victory in May, Modi's right-wing government has cleared several proposals aimed at revamping and renewing the country's Soviet-era military. Modi has also worked to shore up regional alliances since he came to power in India, which has a longstanding territorial dispute with China over a remote Himalayan region.
China has also been accused of seeking to develop facilities around the Indian Ocean in a “string of pearls” strategy to counter India's rise and secure its own economic interests.
The appearance of two Chinese submarines in Sri Lankan waters late last year sparked particular concern in New Delhi, which has traditionally regarded the island as being in its sphere of influence.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:19pm
Gteat Move! The 'preparedness' along the huge coastline and in the occeans is decisive for long term progress and peace in India.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:21pm
Pakistani friends shall comments about poverty in India .. National security comes first..thousands of jobs shall be created for this home based MAKE In INDIA project
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Feb 19, 2015 01:26pm
You can say anything about BJP and RSS.....but they are real nationalists....they always think about security of INDIA...Jai HInd !!
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Feb 19, 2015 01:29pm
Make peace, not war...look after your poor!
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Feb 19, 2015 01:30pm
Why is the government sleeping on the new aircraft carrier? It was announced 4 months back. Ministry of Defence should give an update.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:30pm
Again, we will be the best nation in the world. Jai Hind ! Jai Bharat !
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Feb 19, 2015 01:31pm
Indian intentions are pretty clear by investing such huge on arms and ammunition.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:33pm
what is comparision between pak nukes and indian ships?
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Feb 19, 2015 01:34pm
I wish we all had reliable neighbors and this money could have been used in development of the country
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Feb 19, 2015 01:35pm
....but why ? Nations that pander to its hegemonistic tendencies before consolidating its internal well being, have their planning backwards. But then it can also be looked at as an effort to bolster industry and flex muscles at the same time.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:38pm
Now plyz don't start the debate of a race which u are not part of, we are trying to narrow the gap between the only completor we hv in Asia.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:38pm
WOW. Thanks India. Keep it up. Good for Pakistan. LOLzzzzz
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Feb 19, 2015 01:40pm
Yes time to get the past glory of Hindustan. Good move to be the leader of the world..
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Feb 19, 2015 01:42pm
@Mujtaba .. Don't worry. Indian will never attack Pak until and unless there is some push by Pakistan army or any major terrorist attach from across the border.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:44pm
oh ... obviously its aim is china !!! India and China both are mature countries of 21st century and they have shown ability to resolve their issues on table unlike some of immature countries surrounding them ...
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Feb 19, 2015 01:45pm
One addition. Sri Lanka is also hostile to India due to indian support of tamil tigers in the past.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:47pm
What a waste of money. If $ 8 billion was spent to elevate the sufferings of humanity it would have been a great achievement. If India & Pakistan makes a 10 years pact of no war the entire area would develop from the defense preparedness savings. I wish sense prevails on both side.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:47pm
@Ashish: I will WE had a reliable eastern neighbour and this money could have been used in development of the country
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Feb 19, 2015 01:47pm
Haha made in endia. Yeah plz do make in endia. The best thing.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:48pm
@hyat
we have comparision ,
brahmos is supersonic and the anti ballistic sheild development is in full swing when and all test got successful so what , how do you send your nuke over J17 or on Missiles , and our shield is waiting to answer you, and will drop your weapons in your country,
and Israel could sell us aerodrom any time which has 90% accuracy rest our fighter plan will cover.
so what you will do with you nukes
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Feb 19, 2015 01:48pm
When an economically poor country like pakistan can spend 3.3% of their GDP on defence, India which is a part of G20 and BRICS can spend 2.1% of their GDP on defence. So, no lecturing India here please.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:51pm
was it pakistan indians would have been commenting on the following issues.
Poverty and Poverty and Poverty
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Feb 19, 2015 01:52pm
@Abdulla Hussin
India will never start a war, and no first nuke use policy .
we are not interested to fight,
we want peace but Pak does not.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:53pm
If war could have been win with arms, the world would have changed long time ago? but the problem is that willpower is far better than fire power. If you people dont have courage to be martyr, these arms will never save you. Ultimately, the war will be fought on the ground and Indian history tells us that Indians were never were able to defend their country in 1000 years!
Once Hitler has said that "If freedom is short of weapons, we must compensate with willpower.”
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Feb 19, 2015 01:55pm
This make in india program will boost manufacturing in defence secter and creates job too which will remove poverty and make stronger nation.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:55pm
@Abdulla Hussin same thing tell to ur Pakistani counterpart. It is your country which needs to understand. More than 60% budget spend on defense. Same spent on infrastructure and health would be enough.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:57pm
if India, Pakistan and china can sign a no war pack.. i think it would be the most prosperous region. After all the leadership is all about serving humanity and welfare of its citizens...It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. we are designing the new weapons for mass destruction.. we have to make the right choice...Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:57pm
O come on...it's not dollar 8 billion,you are equating dollar's with Indian rupees.All the money will be spend in India as the Indian companies are producing the warship's,so money will be recirculating in Indian economy,so India is not spending anything but actual they are producing from nothing.It has been said it will create million job's.
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Feb 19, 2015 01:59pm
India is gearing up for a big war against us Pakistanis. India and China will never go to war. This is 100% against us.
Pakistan need to develop underwater second strike capability, invest in a 5th generation air fighter, eliminate Indian sponsored Tehrike-Taliban-Pakistan (TTP) from Afghanistan and downgrade Indian's presence in Afghanistan by which ever methods possible.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:00pm
In the past British conquered the world with his naval force. In future Blue water force
will be most imported due to their hiding capacity and sudden attacking powers. This is to strengthen Indian strategic power in south China sea, Arabian sea and Indian ocean. All these are the demand of India Navy pending in Defence Ministry. This is not in context of Pakistan.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:00pm
@shamain You are absolutely right. We can see the quality of "Make in India " product Pakistan.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:00pm
China is not hostile to India and china sees india as its competitor and they are trying to nullify india by using the trouble maker pakistan.
The hostile story is getting build up in pakistan and pakistan will always fall easily on the lap of big powers.Soon you will fall on to our lap as we will be a big power soon.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:07pm
When Pakista was created it had three very good cities i.e Karachi, Lahore and Dhaka. Still its very rich in terms of natural resources. But see the condition. Whom to blame for this?? Pakistan was created in the name of islam. Forgetting your own culture/roots and adopting some alien culture will lead to this state....Still there is no light, you guys have to travel a very very long tunnel....
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Feb 19, 2015 02:08pm
@Lanka vision Correct Lanka is hostile to india.....but remember....India has many neighbours...lanka has only one....
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Feb 19, 2015 02:09pm
@Lanka vision India never forgot the killing of Rajiv. In the final stages of the civil war in 2008/9, it was India providing signals intelligence to SL, that helped turn the tide of the war. Otherwise the end stage would have dragged on & SL would have invited severe international intervention.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:12pm
They should build atleast 14.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:14pm
Some one in india will become rich. Can India ever compete with China?
See all advance countries has one thing in common. Their language:
Germany has German, France has French, US has American English, England has English, Russaia has Russian, Japan has Japanese, China has Chinese, and India has 352. How can India even remain as one country in future, it is still to watch carefully.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:14pm
@Harmony Yes right thats why we are spending just 2.5% on military, It is already low. Now Modi is trying to give employment to poor by manufacturing lots of thing in India itself.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:19pm
@KRana
Your $8B project will not withstand , hence why to invest so heavily on a toy highly perishable. More over by that time this project will complete, China would already attain a world super power.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:19pm
@Abdulla Hussin
And after 10 years????
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Feb 19, 2015 02:26pm
Look what trust deficit could do to two countries. We would have to spend the money to safeguard our perceived interest from enemy threat and the enemy would follow suite.
Just imagine what more trust could have done to both the countries and the people around.
Hope someday we would understand each other better
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Feb 19, 2015 02:36pm
Why the long comment by AFP ? India had decided on this a few months ago. Indian defence spending is just amongst the top 10 in the world when it has the largest boundary which requires to be defended (China & Pakistan). It also has the largest population & the 6th largest land mass and defence expenditure as % of GDP is less than 3%. ( By contrast, Pakistan is over 30%, China about 10%). This is what leads to the AFP comment "India, which is surrounded by hostile neighbours in Pakistan and China,". India urgently needs to upgrade its defence expenditure.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:37pm
@Abdulla Hussin it's not for war... what analyst are you.... we will sell this to countries like South Africa, vietnam, Indonesia, srilanka... don;t you know that.... Well!! if you didn't then this is also you should know.. we sell nuclear reactors to bangladesh, srilanka, South Africa too
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Feb 19, 2015 02:41pm
@Abdulla Hussin: Aah! you will say these things just because Pak is not capable enough to spent such an amount on their war heads. They can only be dependent on the subsidised weapons by Russia and China.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:42pm
@Euro this is your dream and for this you have not to spend money, dream dear .but how could you make these deals you need money and for these America will not grant money, China also not .you could do one thing beg this money may be you get some to pay your debt.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:43pm
@Abdulla Hussin Very good thought
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Feb 19, 2015 02:50pm
@Harmony we will money , Peace , jobs with inclusion of global security...!!! make in india will create job...!! it will make skillful talents...!! it will use country with more 40% of youth 's for its growth...!! so it will eradicate poverty..!! it will generate jobs in various fields..!! so its not for war its for india's growth...!!!
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Feb 19, 2015 02:59pm
My father-in-law and his students designed and built China's new navy in Shanghai.
We learned from Britain's war with Argentina that battleships can rather easily be sunk at the waterline by missiles fired by modern war planes So naval vessels have been downsized in favor of quantity over size. One thing that has not changed is we need aircraft carriers to protect fleets. Battleships and heavy cruisers were made obsolete in the Falklands War. The British lost a cruiser to one French Exocet missile and the Argentine battleship General Belgrano went down with all hands onboard in a very short naval engagement.
That piece of military history was not lost on the Chinese admirals.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:02pm
@Dr. Khan LOL You must google how much is our defence budget and what %age of our GDP and compare it with yours.
PS. Do not forget to club all expenditure on defence such as pensions and tax relief to defence owned businesses.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:04pm
Good days for India....
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Feb 19, 2015 03:09pm
Why spending such a huge amount on useless things! I think the existing arms and ammunition posses by China, India and Pakistan in the region are sufficient for destruction of one another. Any how congratulation India and keep it up...
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Feb 19, 2015 03:10pm
Will Pakistan join India in arms race or not. Most likely not because you can not run race on borrowed money. You have to generate cash.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:11pm
@Lanka vision rajapakse was ...new govt is pro India...:)
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Feb 19, 2015 03:12pm
@Ashish - correct. Germany and Japan are two examples of countries that progressed well even after their devastating defeats in second world war because they didn't had to worry about security and could focus their resources on economic development. If India and Pakistan had done the same, both countries per capita income would been two or three times of what it is now. Each major war is a lost decade for a country and so in some sense we have lost as much time as we have gained since independence from British.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:13pm
@Lanka vision sorry you are wrong ! Srilanka was hostile to india during Rajpakse regime but not under the new govt.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:14pm
Great vision for India by Modiji - Jobs and Security !
(Dawn this is a quite harmless statement, pleaze do not delete it )
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Feb 19, 2015 03:15pm
Just remember guys, It is my money and I will spend it whichever way I like. Meanwhile you can stay in your auto-preach mode till infinity.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:16pm
@Gaurav Arya
No worries. You will be cranking out one aircraft carrier per week.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:17pm
just for protecting barhiman interests so why not feeding billions of poor?
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Feb 19, 2015 03:18pm
@Harmony
Than don't hike your budget when India hikes its defense budget. Don't you have poor?
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Feb 19, 2015 03:19pm
@Mujtaba it's not to promote arms but reduce the arms import and increase export instead . This will create a lot of jobs and $....Try to understand what is yhe real purpose of make in India .Its to build manufacturing hub and arms manufacturing is one of them...
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Feb 19, 2015 03:20pm
@Abdulla Hussin
I guess all your alms go to arm purchase.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:20pm
@Vinay Rai
You already are the leader of the whole world in your dreams.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:22pm
Instead of arms, start war efforts in trade and economics. India is expected to overtake China in population by 2030 and would have a vast manpower in surplus. It must settle all disputes on tables and give people of the region their once-in-a-lifetime chance to build their children's future in peace.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:29pm
@SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV - Yes, we have "poor" but comparatively less in number.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:30pm
@Nipun , what about Napalm, the incinerator of humanity ?
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Feb 19, 2015 03:30pm
Stupid Pakistani papers, how can you describe yourself as hostile neighbours in your own report. Do you people not know how to report news. India is attacking pakistan all over and yet you dont have the sense to report news properly
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Feb 19, 2015 03:34pm
It would be better if India supplied fresh water and sanitation to 500 million who do not have it.
India will never be a superpower or a power. Forget dreaming.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:34pm
@Vinay Rai - Before hallucinating to be "leader of the world" think of many beggars roaming in the streets and deal with the plight of Kashmiris to qualify even coming close to being a leader nation.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:36pm
In the last six months or a year no news in Dawn about Pak expenditure on defence equipmrnts etc as far as I remember . Seems some censor at work.
Indian expenditure is not Pak specific but utilisation of available capacity in view of the changes around India.
External advisers who can't digest such Indian investments for its futuristic safety will continue with their limited views .
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Feb 19, 2015 03:38pm
@AMEER PAUL Dont you think? till chinese war ship shall be older and forced them to make new one..
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Feb 19, 2015 03:39pm
@Quest
China's only plans are to defend their borders, sell ships and to provide jobs for their people, not make billionaires wealthier. The Chinese believe in themselves first and in their commitment to China. If they make sharper business deals for minerals than others do, then that's tough. China can make better deals because they can earn money and more business on their foreign exchange.
They are tough negotiators. AT&T went to China in 1990 to get the contract for installing China's telephone network. Their executives went home and told the board of directors " The Chinese deal is off. They won't let us make a profit."
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Feb 19, 2015 03:40pm
@saqib : This the beauty of free reporting in media. There are more neighbor's posts and up-votes than Pakistanis here just because, neighbors are 6 times more in numbers.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:41pm
Considering the speed and efficiency with which India is building Tejas and considering the care and professionalism they demonstrated during the incident of INS sindhurakshus, I would say "Good for you India, keep at it and give your neighbours something to laugh at".
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Feb 19, 2015 03:43pm
thats the irony... just bcoz of attacks one has to invest in nonsense things simply... how these things serve humanity is a question but they can save for sure . Need to wakeup ppl to throw politicians and army who attacks another country, then only such things will stop completely.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:45pm
@Harmony may be less in numbers but much more in %. Our economy must be 10,times more than Pakistan....
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Feb 19, 2015 03:48pm
@KRana - If it forces Chinese to make new warships, unlike India, it's not a strain on their budget as they have massive surplus...so it's better for their economy...duh!
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Feb 19, 2015 03:48pm
Reader's must understand here that India is spending/investing huge amount of money not for countering Pakistan but China. Under Modi India is seeing transformation and Make in India has achieved huge success domestically.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:50pm
@Amitabh : This no nuke-era for wars. What happened to the world' largest nuclear power, USSR with over 8,000 N/warheads? The lost the war without even facing the real opponent.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:50pm
@Abdulla Hussin Why do you think this is not part of alleviating poverty? If the ships are made in India, then close to 70% would be designed/built/sourced locally. In such a scenario a whole new set of industries are getting spawned which will employ people! More people with jobs lower will the poverty be.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:53pm
@Amitabh I am afraid you are being ignorant and naive in your statements. There is no need to fight a paper war over nothing. Defence preparedness and strength are meant to avoid war not create one. India is only creating a safety umbrella under which its economy can flourish.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:56pm
Looks like some of the above people does not know economics. On a positive note, it is a huge boost to the manufacturing sector of India. India does not want to buy this but build it within India. Thinking purely economics, it is a stimulus for manufacturing sector. Lakhs of jobs will be created, capabilities in ship building and stealth technologies will be built. Small and medium industries which supply nut and bolt to the large companies which build specialised heat resistent steel will get contracts. Lakhs of engineers, scientists and common workers will get jobs. India will build capabilities and start exporting to other countries. As it recently exported ships to Mauritius. Each job created will create 3-4 indirect jobs in cloth sector, housing sector, house decor, luxury products, cab drivers etc. Money generates money. If same money was distributed it would have been one time expenditure. But this is a long term Investment. This is how China stimulated it's economy by building large scale projects. Youth without jobs will take up guns, but youth with jobs does not have time for guns or other activities.
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Feb 19, 2015 04:00pm
@khanm The thought is certainly noble but impractical. The perceived threats for China are from Japan, from China for India and from India for Pakistan. Therefore each of these nations need to create their own saftey umbrella in their own way. Economic progress could help bring in stability and restraint.
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Feb 19, 2015 04:00pm
@Harmony Modi is exactly doing that... out of the 100s of steps he has taken to alleviate poverty... defense manufacturing in India is just one ... that will greatly help create jobs and alleviate poverty... an Indian estimate puts 2.2 lakhs new jobs created because of this, in defense manufacturing, research, education, steel, and telecom sectors... which mean 2.6 lakh additional middle class families (close to a million people) and then the trickle down to the subji walas and chai walas... a strong defense against China is an added bonus... so what's wrong?
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Feb 19, 2015 04:04pm
@Akhtar u keep dreaming we keep progressing after 10 years wewill tell u where is great India.this year our growth rate has surpassed chinese .
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Feb 19, 2015 04:07pm
@AMEER PAUL It is time that Pakistan stood on its own strength without the Chinese crutch in every segment of your life. Eventually it is what you are that matters and not what your neighbours or friends are.
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Feb 19, 2015 04:08pm
@Rahul wishful thinking!
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Feb 19, 2015 04:09pm
@Harmony We have also suplus too not massive but soon wee will have..as Indian economy will overtake chinsese economy soon as predicted by many economic forum..
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Feb 19, 2015 04:20pm
@AMEER PAUL come to India and find out. you will be amazed
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Feb 19, 2015 04:33pm
According to Hunger Facts (An Indian Organization), Over 20 crore people will sleep hungry tonight and over 836 million Indians survive on less than Rs. 20 per day.One more reason to justify Indian investment of $8 billion in strengthening armed forces is over 10 million Indians die of chronic hunger or related diseases every year.
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Feb 19, 2015 04:42pm
@Abdulla Hussin everytthing is not about pakistan.
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Feb 19, 2015 04:52pm
@AMEER PAUL If we go as per what you have said....Pakistan should have been the most prosperous country in the world.....One religion....one Language...One obsession( Anti India), one problem ( Kashmir) One friend( China).
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Feb 19, 2015 05:06pm
why in every news related to either India or Pakistan has been commented critically and there is no news which is not involving both countries' commentators argue highly.
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Feb 19, 2015 05:11pm
@Harmony Do not worry about the poor, we know what we are doing.
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Feb 19, 2015 05:14pm
@KRana - Ok...but the point was how making new warships hurt China if it makes their indigenous industries work?
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Feb 19, 2015 05:15pm
@tarun Dude don't say childish things. We are very aware about the reasons of india's involvement in Afghanistan. Don't pretend like that as india already took benefit of political unrest situation in east Pakistan (bangladesh)
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Feb 19, 2015 05:16pm
@Sunil - Yeah? So tell us about it as you care enough to comment here?
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Feb 19, 2015 05:17pm
@Mujtaba Yes and the intentions are PLEASE LET US LIVE IN PEACE FOR PROGRESS AND WELFARE OF OUR PEOPLE>
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Feb 19, 2015 05:17pm
India, which is surrounded by hostile neighbours in Pakistan and China.....Good that dawn accept at least that Pakistan is a hostile country.
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Feb 19, 2015 05:18pm
@Harmony How can you make peace with terrorists?
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Feb 19, 2015 05:24pm
@Harmony poor will get job when they make in india, thus come out of poverty with dignity.
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Feb 19, 2015 05:35pm
@AMEER PAUL : This is beyond your intelligence....dont even try to ....
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Feb 19, 2015 05:37pm
Wow
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Feb 19, 2015 05:42pm
@MAD INDIAN Exactly like you letting us live in peace without any intervention in Pakistan from Afghanistan
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Feb 19, 2015 05:43pm
People dying with hunger in India and they are involved with an arm race with China, what a shame...........
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Feb 19, 2015 05:55pm
@Cyrus Ho
Happy new Lunar Year.
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Feb 19, 2015 05:57pm
Those who are screaming about poverty shall ask your generals to give their looted money to the poors instead of showcasing in Canada uk or in dubai. Ask them to reduce the pilling of nukes and spare those money for education can diverte their money to build dams instead of promoting terrors
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Feb 19, 2015 06:09pm
Some commentators say 'Sri Lanka is hostile to India'. Is that why the New Sri Lanka President has chosen India for his first foreign visit? For Indo-Lanka relations, "Aagey aagey dekhiay hota hai kiya".
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Feb 19, 2015 06:20pm
@Baba ....War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war.
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Feb 19, 2015 06:40pm
@Abdulla Hussin dear friends , the main threat is china , not Pakistan. china is reacting more aggressively rather than Pakistan. so India is looking for more development phase in north east india region very fast.
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Feb 19, 2015 06:43pm
you can develop if you are safe and secured . this is main fact and india is working on this phenomenon.
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Feb 19, 2015 06:47pm
@mehboob malik - Poverty is common to all Asian countries. Pakistan is not an exemption.
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Feb 19, 2015 07:23pm
@Siddharth Well said buddy
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Feb 19, 2015 07:23pm
@Harmony It will not hurt china but provide safeguard for india from Chinese aggeration
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Feb 19, 2015 07:44pm
That is just barely enough to man and monitor a vast coastline. Just a beginning investment. A lot more needs to be done.
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Feb 19, 2015 07:46pm
@AMEER PAUL yes you are correct, but we all share the same planet, we all breathe air and we all are humans. Million reasons to divide but only love and tolerance to unite. Hope you understand.
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Feb 19, 2015 07:57pm
@Harmony take care of them first. Stop worrying about your neighbor. Thank you for accepting a fact. Please do something to get them out of poverty as we are doing, we will help.
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Feb 19, 2015 08:09pm
Well, Now we better not follow indian suit. India can afford to submerse in $8 Billion War Ship upgrade plan. Not Pakistan, So first we need to improve our economy, come to terms with India and then ramp up our defences.
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Feb 19, 2015 08:37pm
@mehboob malik this is a way to get them out of hunger. 8billion dollars will surely benefit all. Million jobs would be created.
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Feb 19, 2015 08:58pm
@AMEER PAUL ur comment does not make any sense
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Feb 19, 2015 09:03pm
Soon India will be super power under modis rule.....Atlast we found a dynamic leader....
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Feb 19, 2015 09:06pm
friends dont get dissappointed may be in next 50 years Pak will be super power....
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Feb 19, 2015 09:38pm
All these investments are not for Pakistan, this is very simple and logical fact. This is just to be in par with china as a measure to stand shoulder to shoulder with China.
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Feb 19, 2015 09:49pm
Our great country is going to invest 200 billion in next 5 years in defence .so it isa small beginning.
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Feb 19, 2015 09:58pm
@GT Where did you get the 3.3% figure from ? Pakistan's overall expenditure on defence manpower itself is about that. The total expenditure on defence is close to 30% of Pakistan's GDP.
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Feb 19, 2015 10:06pm
Chinese technology has no originality and the economy is based on assembling parts invented and supplied by others. Chopsticks are not going to do much.
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Feb 19, 2015 10:26pm
This is the country were poor don't have any shelter, water, electric and food. Indian just don't care about their citizens, they would rather spend 8 billion to build warships.
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Feb 19, 2015 10:36pm
@AMEER PAUL 68 years isn't enough for you that you still waiting for future....
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Feb 19, 2015 10:41pm
@Harmony look after yours don't worry bout ours
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Feb 19, 2015 10:50pm
Its an Indian power play against China. Let them compete.
Pakistan need not be involved in this expensive venture. Nukes with a triad delivery deterrent (air, sea, land) is good enough.
Pakistan has had decent success in gradually localizing the production of JF-17s, Al Khalid, Hunza etc. Turning around the economy and security situation should be the main priority.
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Feb 19, 2015 11:19pm
@Ashish Yes, the feeling is mutual on both sides of the borders.
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Feb 19, 2015 11:21pm
@tarun I believe you. lol
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Feb 19, 2015 11:27pm
@shezad
India is wasting these billions. Best use of this money can be to spend on the welfare of South Asian region. Instead of spending this huge some on military wares , let India distribute this among its neighbors according to population and earn immediate term good will.
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Feb 19, 2015 11:28pm
@shezad Pakistan's military is definitely far superior to India's military and air force pak is several times more powerful than India's. This is the reason is why india is trying to match at least a part of Pakistan's airforce capability and is spending billions on the same. India does know China competes only with USA and not a poor nation
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Feb 19, 2015 11:36pm
@Bhai well said...!!!
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Feb 19, 2015 11:52pm
@Amitabh if Pak does not want peace, then why India evade UN resolution on kashmir, the source of all problems.
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Feb 20, 2015 12:20am
@Harmony THis will create job opportunities for the Poor
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Feb 20, 2015 01:04am
@KRana Thousands of jobs can be created if they put that money to some other stuff to. Shame on India and Pakistan for spending billions on this useless junk.
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Feb 20, 2015 01:16am
@Siddharth : super like buddy ! Jeeyo mere dost !
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Feb 20, 2015 02:17am
Long live Pak-China friendship.
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Feb 20, 2015 02:45am
@Harmony yes Zak
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Feb 20, 2015 03:12am
Pakistan's defence strategy -- become recognized international transit hub. When World's trade is passing through our lands, no nation will attack us as they will suffer economically.
Pakistan should focus on developing trade corridor routes at fast pace and quickly integrate China with Arabian Sea, India/South Asia with Afghanistan and Central Asia as well integrate Central Asia with Arabian Sea.
This strategy will not only prove to be economically profitable, but will force all Nations in the region to have good (or atleast working) relationship with Pakistan.
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Feb 20, 2015 03:29am
@Abdulla Hussin - Great idea ! India is not worried about Pakistan. We are worried about China whom India cannot trust.
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Feb 20, 2015 03:52am
while 400 million people live below poverty line.....
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Feb 20, 2015 04:19am
@Lanka vision hahaha! Lanka is not hostile to india because you would like it to be. A country's strategic alliance, diplomatic relationship, trade relationships and numerous other indices point to whether a country is hostile towards another country. In this case, Lanka has not been hostile and is playing their card right by not moving too close or too far from both India and China.
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Feb 20, 2015 05:00am
@Salman Ahmad Khan..and then Hitler lost.
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Feb 20, 2015 06:07am
hahaha... go waste money on metal junk... spend a 100 billion for all we care.
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Feb 20, 2015 06:43am
@Salman Ahmad Khan : Please no Hitler quotes. He is a murderer!!! Use someone else's quote.
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Feb 20, 2015 06:49am
@AMEER PAUL : That is beautiful about India. We believe in "Unity in Diversity"!!!
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Feb 20, 2015 07:00am
@rana because $8 billion = almost entire Pak Forex Reserves ... so yes poverty......especially considering India's almost $300 billion forex reserver which incidentally are not due to IMF loans. So India can afford to spend that much money easily.
So there is some point in those comments...
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Feb 20, 2015 07:07am
@Cyrus Ho Lol.....then you should know that aircraft carriers are not to protect a fleet but to project power across the world. By your account more than 99% of world navies are unprotected as most do not have aircraft carriers.
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Feb 20, 2015 07:22am
@Gaurav Arya They already sent a mail on ur home address.
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Feb 20, 2015 07:23am
@AMEER PAUL I\ At a critical moment when the occasion calls for all colors unite to form the beautiful rainbow.It has been proven time and again..
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Feb 20, 2015 07:26am
@Hoga what it has to do with best?
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Feb 20, 2015 07:29am
@Abdulla Hussin look man u need to educate urself.
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Feb 20, 2015 07:30am
@Amitabh - r u serious, comparing hizbollah's outdated fire crackers with pakistan missile and cruise missile system etc.
In addition go and read abt the dorm thing, israel itself think they wasted money.
Never underestimate ur enemy, ur ignorance is evident from arrogance.
Lastly no one want war but if u pppl think dat u r so strong that u will destroy countries around u widout any harm to urself, so bro plz stop playing candy crush :).....
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Feb 20, 2015 08:49am
Let's suppose you live in a hostile neighborhood, you will have to spend more on safety and security of your family. This is precisely what India is doing. If you don't spend on security then you may cease to exist, so absolutely necessary for India and it can afford it too as a priority item.
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Feb 20, 2015 10:18am
@Lanka vision ohhhh please.. read history .. India sent its army to Srilanka against LTTE ... I don't know what kind of history pakistanis are reading.. probably whatever General Raheel is teaching them...
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Feb 20, 2015 10:18am
@shamain INDIA.. INDIA.. not ENDIA
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Feb 20, 2015 10:21am
@Salman Ahmad Khan ZAID HAMID's pupil spotted ... We will win the war... probably you don't know.. when we had kargil war... 3 lakh young people were caught with chaaku, chhoori, desi katta ... where were they going.. to face Pakistani military ... now I don't know what you call courage if not this...
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Feb 20, 2015 10:42am
You cant race with India. Please change your strategy now, Because people of Pakistan is suffering due to your policies.
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Feb 20, 2015 10:45am
@GT When an economically poor country like pakistan can spend 3.3% of their GDP on defence, India which is a part of G20 and BRICS can spend 2.1% of their GDP on defence. So, no lecturing India here please.
Well said..budget matters!!!
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Feb 20, 2015 10:46am
@Salman Ahmad Khan And Hitler suicide at last!!!!!
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Feb 20, 2015 12:05pm
@Virumandi Pakistan is much much better place than India if poverty is concerned and Pakistan is not wasting money on arms like this and not dreaming to become Super Power in a day by relying on other countries shoulders.
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Feb 20, 2015 02:20pm
Pakistan should focus on development on various sector including trade corridor routes at fast pace and quickly integrate China with Arabian Sea, India/South Asia with Afghanistan and Central Asia as well integrate Central Asia with Arabian Sea. What a waste of money. If $ 8 billion was spent to elevate the sufferings of humanity it would have been a great achievement. If India & Pakistan makes a 10 years pact of no war the entire area would develop from the defense preparedness savings. I wish sense prevails on both side - India and Pakistan.
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Feb 21, 2015 08:18am
@indian actually that's in 2016, and it's a projected value not a definitive one. That btw is just growth rate not actual GDP, which I doubt you understand, but the same projection states that India will catch up to China's CURRENT GDP by at the very least 2032. Also take into account that China will not halt its growth to allow you to catch up, dream big by all means but be realistic not delusional.
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Feb 21, 2015 09:53am
I dont know why pakistan people tak about poverty of india.its like begger teaching investment plans to middle class business man
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Feb 21, 2015 11:14am
@Abdulla Hussin : How about the proxy wars waged by you in the name of KAshmir..?? Will such a pact take care of this also..?/
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Feb 21, 2015 01:11pm
@KRana On what basis can they comment? Pakistan does the same. In fact Pakistan spends a greater percentage of its GDP on defense than India. The difference arises as the Indian economy is more than 10 times the size of the Pakistani economy.
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Feb 21, 2015 04:25pm
@indian - Don't you guys talk about our poverty? Don't be embarrassed...learn to face the truth.
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Feb 21, 2015 05:26pm
@Lanka vision we don't care about Srilanka..
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Feb 21, 2015 09:07pm
What India and Pakistan should be doing is to build peace-ships not warships. All that money, material and men being wasted for preparing for destruction of human beings, property and environment, could be used for construction of resources for food, health, education, economic opportunity and how to peacefully live together.
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Feb 21, 2015 10:00pm
@Lanka vision Stop living in the past, The new government is pro India and Newly elected President was in India few days ago..
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