India's growing military spending threatens Pakistan, says NSA Janjua
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ISLAMABAD: India's heavy military spending and acquisition of weapons threatens Pakistan and its efforts for regional peace, said National Security Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Nasir Khan Janjua on Tuesday.
Speaking at a seminar titled 'Pakistan's Role in Promoting Global Peace and Security' in the capital, Janjua said that Pakistan is a peace-loving country but its efforts to promote regional peace are hindered by Indian desire to acquire military and strategic weapons.
The NSA said the world has never acknowledged Pakistan’s sacrifices in the war against terror, despite the trying circumstances the country has faced.
"Did Pakistan ask the Soviet Union to invade Afghanistan? Pakistan paid a heavy price in the war against the Soviets, but its role has never been acknowledged."
Related: ‘Pakistan’s defence spending lowest in region’
He was of the view that the two neighbouring countries are nuclear armed and cannot live in an environment of hostility towards each other, especially when both are fighting terror on their soil.
"Western powers desire better relations with India due to a shared anti-China policy despite the fact that a peaceful region and world is in Chinese interest and China has no ill will towards any of these countries," said the former military man.
Also read: Pakistan expresses concern over military imbalance in South Asia
Janjua’s statement coincided with the release of an annual report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), which listed the 15 highest spending nations on military. India featured number six on the list, up a rank from its position of the previous year.
Data revealed by Sipri puts Pakistan’s military expenditure in 2015 at $9.5 billion, higher than the previous year’s $8.7 billion.
India's military spending in 2015 however, came in at $51.3 billion, an increase of 0.4 per cent over the previous year.
Janjua went on to add that the increase in India’s weapons and nuclear arms poses a great danger to Pakistan’s security.
"Those who look for solutions through might will have to sit on the seats of dialogue to talk about peace and find real solutions. World powers might be cooperating with India on defence and nuclear weapons, but their discriminatory attitude against Pakistan must stop."
"It’s about time that all countries stop pointing fingers at each other, and come together to work for peace."
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Apr 05, 2016 02:48pm
Its a serious matter. Pakistan needs to raise this in UN.
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Apr 05, 2016 02:53pm
There is no meaning on too much spending on weapon, when there is Nuclear weapon in possession.
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Apr 05, 2016 02:56pm
Stay prepared. That's your job sir
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Apr 05, 2016 03:01pm
Right now India's economy and military power is far ahead of Pakistan. It is just matter of time India will become more stronger both in economy and military that Pakistan cannot even think about competing. Period.
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Apr 05, 2016 03:04pm
@salman AGREED 100 PERCENT.
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Apr 05, 2016 03:04pm
India should have no fear from either China or Pakistan because both of them are peace loving countries... India spend $50 billion on armaments... It does not suit a country which has hundreds of millions living in extreme poverty to waste billions of dollars on unnecessary expenditures...
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Apr 05, 2016 03:05pm
China is one of the most peaceful & non interfering countries of the world.
Unnecessary hype about China's military planning & adventurism is being floated resulting in military build up by neighboring countries. India would be far better by befriending China than building its military might thinking China's incursion in India. The arm sellers have only one agenda, sell arms & earn billions. India & Pakistan have to understand this & spend their resources on other important issues. One thing is clear India & Pakistan will not get involved in war for long time to come similarly China don't seem interested in war either so why to be so afraid of each other so much.
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Apr 05, 2016 03:08pm
Pakistan may increase military spending to match India
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Apr 05, 2016 03:11pm
@salman: You don't need to remind them of their job. They know it well how to counterbalance the Indian might and hegemony in the region. It is not necessarily that wars should won with military might, but on the real battleground, it is the will and patriotism that prevails upon the enemy and comparatively it is far better available with Pakistani soldiers
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Apr 05, 2016 03:15pm
2.3% of GDP is way less than other countries such as USA and Saudia. Bigger Economy means bigger spending. If Pakistan wants to counter the balance of power she needs to develop her economy, not the other way around.
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Apr 05, 2016 03:18pm
@M. Emad
your gdp is too small. Indian GDP growth has surpassed China.Maybe in 5 years we will exceed China in defense budget
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Apr 05, 2016 03:38pm
Our defense minister manohar parrikar says that we will cut our millitary expenditures in the next 5 years and use the money where it is needed i.e. education and healthcare sector
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Apr 05, 2016 03:42pm
@Bharat, China GDP is 10,356,508 and India is 2,051,228. Get your facts right Still I wonder why
"India Is Home to More Poor People Than Anywhere Else on Earth"
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Apr 05, 2016 03:45pm
@Sachin we will see about that
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Apr 05, 2016 03:47pm
@Sreenivasarajiv ...If India stops its dirty tricks against Pakistan then Pakistan will stop stop making nuclear weapons and spend that money on education.
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Apr 05, 2016 03:49pm
India Defence Budget is 1% of countrys GDP. so it is very low compare to Pakistan defence budget and there economy.
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Apr 05, 2016 03:50pm
Can you also comment on the agreements signed by KSA and India yesterday and today? What is the agenda there if I may ask?
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Apr 05, 2016 03:51pm
NSA ignored the country placed second on the list.. why that country spends so much?
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Apr 05, 2016 03:51pm
all the military equipment will become defunct n useless after 30years...then spend again for new ones...same like old phones are thrown for new ones...so dont have to worry...i dont think india wants to start war..their economy will crumble and they will hurt the most..when investors run away..
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Apr 05, 2016 03:53pm
China is second on the list, doesnt Pakistan see that?
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Apr 05, 2016 03:54pm
@Ali what about Pak?
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Apr 05, 2016 03:54pm
Pakistan must develop its Military and Economic power to the maximum, and educate the common man that is the best answer to all problems
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Apr 05, 2016 03:55pm
@SAEED MASOOD
So be it continue and no need to prioritize education.
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Apr 05, 2016 03:55pm
@ali India also has second largest population of rich ppl on this planet. by 2030 Indian GDP will be 12 trillion dollar and even with lowest portion of spending on defense its defense spending will be more than total GDP of Pakistan by then. see reality
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Apr 05, 2016 03:56pm
@Ali Please get your own facts rights. The other person was talking about gdp growth not the one which you interpreted
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Apr 05, 2016 03:57pm
Look at the data again...India has spent only 2.3% of GDP in 2015 compared to 2.5% of GDP in 2006...So in fact it has spent less monies in defence and used the difference in other sectors..
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Apr 05, 2016 03:58pm
@Ahmed USA ...Mr Nareder Modi's Make in India drive will bring down the Defense Budget in the coming years. The billions of dollars saved will be directed towards infrastructure and improving the economy and poverty alleviation. Please give our leader some time, all good thins will happen in the subcontinent.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:01pm
Why Pakistan wants parity with India on defense spending? India is almost 10 times bigger economy than Pakistan.So, spending on every sector be it defense, education, infra, healthcare etc will be larger than Pakistan.
Moreover, India aspiration is not limited to creation of one country specific economic corridor; rather, India wants to grow in every sector & want to compete with all the bigger economy of the world.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:01pm
@Ahmed USA : India's Military budget is just 2.3% of GDP
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Apr 05, 2016 04:06pm
@Sachin
Very true, indeed,
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Apr 05, 2016 04:07pm
@Ali
Well its a known fact that Indian GDP is almost 2.5 times its real GDP.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:08pm
India spending is based on its protecting economical interst
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Apr 05, 2016 04:14pm
Here is problem. India has to worry about China that is spending over 200 billion $
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Apr 05, 2016 04:16pm
@Ahmed USA Your premise is wrong. China is most aggressive country in the region as evident with problem in South China Sea and borders with Vietnam and India.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:17pm
China don't have any ill will how is that?
They are trying to capture whole south china sea and they are saying no ill will how come sir......
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Apr 05, 2016 04:19pm
@Dawood Jr How can you complain to the UN that, india is spending so much on defence. Does it make sense. INdia is only a small fry. See the amount of defence expenditure by other countries. So, you have nothing to say on that. Right?
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Apr 05, 2016 04:21pm
@Abdulla Hussain I agree that there is unlikely to be a war between India and Pakistan or India and China in the foreseeable future. But India has to fight insurgency in some of the states and she also has vast borders and thousands of kilometres of coastline and sea lanes to protect. In the unlikely event of an aggression she should have the capability to defend her borders. That explains the defence spending.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:22pm
While I appreciate the concerns of Paksitan, it should also appreciate INdia's concern. See the same table, China's spending has increased by 132%. So india has to increase its defence. But india never complained about Chinese defence expenditure. This shows maturity. You cannot complain about everything india does. India also has got a point just like Pakistan which must be taken into account. India cannot sit idle when china is spending fortunes on defence and threatens all its neighbours and have dispute with all its neighbours.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:22pm
@Ali He was talking of GDP growth and not GDP per se.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:30pm
The west and Us wants to make India 'thanedar' of the region and hence are arming it to the teeth.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:31pm
@Sachin check out corruption in India , very soon we will be able compete with you
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Apr 05, 2016 04:31pm
Well said. At any rate Pak must do the needful to counter Indian dreams of regional hegemony
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Apr 05, 2016 04:34pm
1. Pakistan MUST deploy nuclear submarines with ICBM capability so our deterrence can be a real deterrence far away from the mainland. This technology MUST be developed as soon as possible for Pakistan's safety.
2. Pakistan MUST focus on economy, education and infrastructure so we have become a hightech nation.
3. Seal the border with Afghanistan. We can not afford more Lahore-style attacks and Kulbushan Yadavs running around in our country.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:43pm
India defense requirement far more different then Pakistani defense requirement. China increased by 132% raise this concern with UN first.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:45pm
It is a very serious concern, and has to be tackled. This is threating global peace.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:54pm
Its not growing Indian military spending that is a growing threat by the growing Indian economy. Pakistan needs to focus on its economy and industrial base.
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Apr 05, 2016 04:53pm
@Sachin We dont need to compete with India in military purchases, we are MAKING IN PAKISTAN, most of the stuff we need. Its India own failure to produce inhouse which is causing the spending spree.
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Apr 05, 2016 05:10pm
@khan Why there is no corruption in Pakistan, with recent Panama papers linking to Nawaz Sharif and family?
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Apr 05, 2016 05:16pm
"China has no ill will towards any of these countries" - I beg differ with this. China has disputes with all it's neighbours ... Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and India as well. China claiming International waters as their own. We have to deal with this fellow..so defence spending is natural for India. It's not Pakistan specific.
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Apr 05, 2016 05:28pm
Other countries do not need to worry. Rather both countries need to focus education, health and all social issues.
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Apr 05, 2016 05:31pm
Pakistan's biggest enemy is guess who? PAKISTAN! yes Pakistan. WHY? because we have no unity - there is too much hostility and confrontation from within - too many divides - Sectarian, Provincial and the main divide between haves and have nots.
We need to build consensus between the political parties on key issues of national importance. We will never command respect from outside unless we learn to respect each other from within.
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Apr 05, 2016 05:32pm
@Ahmed USA Pakistan is very suitable to spend $9.5 billions regarding the size of economy... Good thinking!!
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Apr 05, 2016 06:00pm
@bharat Heard this argument many times, but often ignored the fact that India is almost 10 times of Pakistan in terms of population as well. So even though India have bigger GDP or reserves, you need to think about per-capita investment and growth. I am sure you will find those numbers quite appalling for China(89th),India (124th) and even Pakistan (135th).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
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Apr 05, 2016 06:04pm
I think you all forget the reality. It is in interest of US, RUSSIA and other western powers that India and Pakistan spend more on defence and let poor die in hunger. Honestly both the countries dont have power to sign a covert deal to reduce defence spending.
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Apr 05, 2016 06:11pm
@Ali correct - about 35% under poverty line, that's about double of Pakistan's population.
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Apr 05, 2016 06:20pm
@raj Very well said; India has no choice but to match China
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Apr 05, 2016 06:21pm
So who's driving the military spending?
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Apr 05, 2016 06:22pm
Why our National Security adviser is complaining about non acknowledgement of our sacrifices in the so called Afghan war. It was driven by sheer western self interest to outflank the Soviet Union in which the West succeeded. Nobody could have forced to become a front line state then we could have remained neutral and saved our skin. To become embroiled in the elephants battle for a paltry sum we paid the ultimate price and got crushed and remain crushed till today. See how soon as the Soviets got out we got thrashed with sanctions and were refused delivery for military merchandise for which the supplier got advance payment. When would our invisible rulers ever learn how the world works. It works on sheer national self interest, if it suits enemies can become instant friends.
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Apr 05, 2016 06:23pm
China was "allowed" to rise by decades of Western preferences against Soviets. Chinas factories were all by West and selling to West.
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Apr 05, 2016 06:28pm
He is totally right.
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Apr 05, 2016 06:28pm
Sir look the size before comparing expense :)
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Apr 05, 2016 06:33pm
@Ahmed USA How much does Pakistan spend on Military and how many poor does Pakistan have?
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Apr 05, 2016 06:42pm
It is sad to see that the government of India is spending $51.3 billion on military and 21.9% Indian population lives below the poverty line which is set as $1.25 in India.
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Apr 05, 2016 06:43pm
@Abdulla Hussain Ummm... Did you check which is country number 2 on the list?
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Apr 05, 2016 06:44pm
Indian military spending is too low for its size and population. It should be at least 150 billion as per todays prices. Indians will have to raise their GDP growth to double digits to achieve this.
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Apr 05, 2016 06:52pm
@Dawood Jr
It is up to India how much they should spend on defense not UN. I'm sure that the boundry dispute with China is major factor in Indian's defence spending.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:02pm
I can see India spending reduced from 2.5 from 2006 to 2.3 in 2015 as % share of GDP. Am I reading the numbers correctly?
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Apr 05, 2016 07:05pm
@SAEED MASOOD India not only spends on defense but it also spends on social reforms.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:17pm
The world is gone crazy spending more money on weapons rather than spending money to eradicate poverty in the world
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Apr 05, 2016 07:21pm
Pakistan needs to really increase the number of troops and equip them with short to medium range rifles for urban action. I think as far as borders go they can keep the G3 rifle. Please increase the budget of the army NS. Anyone who asks to reduce the budget for defense is an enemy of Pakistan and doesn't understand where the world is going.
Pakistan Zindabad.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:22pm
"It’s about time that all countries stop pointing fingers at each other, and come together to work for peace."National Security Adviser for Pakistan, Lieutenant General (retd) Nasir Khan Janjua. It will only be possible if India stops sending RAW agents right and left and mind its own business.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:23pm
Pakistan need not compete with India.
Maintain a triad nuke delivery deterrant and a minimum conventional force.
And concentrate on economy and human development.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:25pm
It is a global issue. The human population is at the mercy of warmongering politicians and generals. They want to accumulate weapons for the destruction of the world. They are dreadful who want to eliminate the living creature from the surface of the earth.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:26pm
@Sachin: In today's warfare one don't need stockpiles of complicated & expensive equipment. Pakistan has enough resources to reply to any nations adventure in a befitting way. Pakistan is far ahead in nuclear technology & it's missile are very accurate &hard hitting. As for economic factors Pakistan is in safe zone
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Apr 05, 2016 07:30pm
@ukumar your premise is wrong, its India who divided Pakistan in 1971. China is not and has never been a threat to Pakistan or India, it is India who wants to divide Pakistan again, it is India who is helping insurgents in Pakistan, it is India who is sending RAW agents in Pakistan.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:31pm
Pakistan thinks that India is a threat with three wars fought, India thinks that China is a threat to her with the 1962 war and a few smaller skirmishes...and the west had a field day, 22% of US GDP consists of military sales to countries with the above mentioned problems...hostile neighbor(s).
Why can't China, India and Pakistan agree to some 'no war' no hostility policy shift, this is about time, SCO trade blocks, ASEAN, SAARC might be broadened into such 'nice neighbors'...where are think tanks of these countries.?
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Apr 05, 2016 07:40pm
Let them spend on crap, Pakistan needs more schools, and literate people as well as good health facilities for the Pakistanis. There is more to than just having military power. Quality is what matters not numbers and Pakistan has good quality army. We need leaders not dictators. Corruption has already left our country in devastation and we are 60 years backward from the world.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:41pm
Unfortunately millions of people of India do not have access to safe drinking water/and to washrooms,while in Pakistan corruption is the main problem. If you just compare the proportionate of corruption between India&Pakistan you may find Pakistan has more corruption,obviously if such massive corruption is allowed unhindered you will certainly face shortfall of funds for defense needs.Plz therefore first put your own house in order .
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Apr 05, 2016 07:45pm
India's Defense budget as percentage of GDP is 2.3 for 2015,1.8 for 2016.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:46pm
India has a larger border to guard against and oceanic boundary. Most of India's spending is on salaries and pension.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:48pm
This is good news for Pakistan. The Soviet Union tried to out spend US in defence expenditure and went bankrupt in the process ending up on the heap of history. The Indian Union, carries a debt burden of $ 500 billion and is following the same path. The west is using India as the dispensable scapegoat against China. Pakistan must put a strategy to sustain its economy to bide it's time and have minimum deterrence, in any form. China must be part of that economic strategy until CPEC starts bringing the benefits. Pakistan should just bide it's time for the end result, keeping in mind the demise of the Soviet Union. It's a lasting game.
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Apr 05, 2016 07:51pm
Pen is mightier than the sword....
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Apr 05, 2016 08:01pm
Another interest is corporate India vs Corporate Pakistan.
Here is need of strong environment of egovernance, environment for corporate operations like technology parks with SAP, Orale training centre over laptop schemes and running busses rather than setting up security infrastructure.
Talent on Pak is much more than from India leverage on it and establish BPOs for briniging corporations there
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Apr 05, 2016 08:02pm
Success is a mind game....we need to be mentally and emotionally stronger....
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Apr 05, 2016 08:04pm
India is doing right thing. Way to go India, keep acquiring weapons and at the same time start indigenous production.
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Apr 05, 2016 08:05pm
@Abdulla Hussain ,Please read the history of China as well as the current events occurring in the South China Sea.
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Apr 05, 2016 08:05pm
@Zak Agree with you thousand percent....
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Apr 05, 2016 08:12pm
why don't he ask China why they are spending so much?
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Apr 05, 2016 08:18pm
@Faisal
How is India's spending in defense a concern for Pakistan but China's spending in defense not a concern for India?
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Apr 05, 2016 08:24pm
Pakistan increased its defense expenditure percentage wise 9.2% more than India's only 0.4%
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Apr 05, 2016 08:35pm
@Kamran - Kamran you are going in the right direction but how can you say there is more talent in Pakistan than India. There are talented people in each and every country but talent cannot take any country too far if infrastructure and policies are not there.
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Apr 05, 2016 08:39pm
compared to Pakistan per capita expense or expense as a percentage of GDP is much lower for India.
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Apr 05, 2016 08:40pm
Those Indians ignorantly talking about their "big" GDP.. Have they ever checked their per capita GDP? So much people on both side of the border live in utter poverty and this huge spending is not justice with their public. What Indians don't realise is that America considers them nothing but a tool against China who is the real superpower. But both Indians and Americans should realise that China has HUGE stakes economically and trade wise with both Countries aggression let alone war would severely damage it.
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Apr 05, 2016 08:41pm
What is the common denominator between India and Pakistan...it is poverty and poverty includes malnutrition, lack of health facilities, lack of proper housing, non availability of clean water, poor education system so on and so forth.
Why can't the two countries fight the common enemy...that is poverty, together. Enough of war and hostility, need to look at the larger picture, just as USA and Canada did, and Europe did after the world war II.
Time to be mature and responsible neighbors, trust begets trust.
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Apr 05, 2016 08:42pm
Given the report ,India enhanced 0.4% and Pakistan much more than that.
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Apr 05, 2016 08:46pm
There is not anti China policy. Those are the old Republican dinosaurs backing military spending and arms sales. The East China Sea matter will be resolved. The world is fear based. That is how the world's politicians still intend to remain in power - indirectly threatening their own people. The China issue and the South Asia issue are not the same at all. India is playing the American card now because the Russian card has already been played. India and China both need oil for industrial growth. India's allies are whoever can sell them cheapest oil.
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Apr 05, 2016 09:01pm
@Khwarezmi Well said. Long live Pakistan. It's responsibility of everyone to remain united and vigilant
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Apr 05, 2016 09:08pm
India's defense spending as % of GDP is around 2% where as Pakistan's spend is over 4 % of GDP. Meanwhile India's GDP is growing at one of the fastest rates in the world.
A lot of India's new defense spend increase is coming from salary and pension increases for India's defense service personnel.
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Apr 05, 2016 09:35pm
Mr. Janjua should note that India’s spending as a percentage of GDP has reduced over time. Secondly, India’s spending as a percentage of tax revenues collected is 67% less than Pakistan since spending is 5.4 times while tax collected is 17 times. So India prioritizes developmental spending much more than Pakistan.
In any case given China’s supposed peaceful plans, why exactly is it spending 5 times that of India? Why do you think India should completely ignore that?
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Apr 05, 2016 10:02pm
The fact is that China is presently having disputes with Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, India and other neighbouring countries. If all these countries do not consider China a peaceful country it says a lot. Explains India's insane expenditure.
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Apr 05, 2016 11:15pm
No point competing. Game lost for Pakistan.
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Apr 05, 2016 11:29pm
@Dawood Jr really? UN will stop India in buying weapon? Have you had your chai yet?
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Apr 06, 2016 12:49am
Ahmed, it's necessary to Dinah Pakistan and China
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Apr 06, 2016 12:49am
We want bread (roti)........
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Apr 06, 2016 01:16am
@raja hindustani We are not trying to attain a parity with India.BTW India's economy is NOT 10 times Pakistan check your facts first. Our threat perception determines what we must spend to ward off India from any misadventure. If tomorrow, India starting spending $100.00b do you think we will spend proportionally? The number would be again depend how much threat has increased.
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Apr 06, 2016 01:24am
Our internal enemies are connected with our external enemies ! Therefore we are weak and ubable to eradicate this maniac of terrorism plus we are trying to save others than ourselves.
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Apr 06, 2016 01:42am
@Deepak India's requirement are Pakistan specific !!
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Apr 06, 2016 03:21am
I agree, Pakistan must increase its defence spending to match India's spending. $ 9.00 Billion is much too small compared to $ 50.oo Billion by India.
If only the pak army can take over the country, and stop all the useless expenditure on education, infrastructure, health, judiciary and parliament.
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Apr 06, 2016 04:00am
But Pakistan is way ahead on the whining front!
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Apr 06, 2016 04:32am
@Dawood Jr Yes. Immediately.
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Apr 06, 2016 04:35am
India has half the worlds poor....
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Apr 06, 2016 05:54am
@M. Emad--- Please increase your spending to match India's, may even want to surpass it. Good Luck
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Apr 06, 2016 11:15am
When i look at the figures in the article Image... India's spending is going DOWN
it was 2.5% of its GDP in 2006 and now ONLY 2.3% ... and going to even lower in time to come at just 2% of GDP
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Apr 06, 2016 12:21pm
Please guys accept a truth. Smaller economies can not compare themselves with larger economies. How can Pakistan even dream of competing with India. You have to concentrate on your economy and come out of medieval ages. That itself seems to be an insurmountable issue at present.
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Apr 06, 2016 12:38pm
i love u NSA , i salam to your positive and peaceful mind.
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Apr 06, 2016 12:50pm
sometimes both countries act like jokers!
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Apr 06, 2016 04:54pm
I am not biased.I want peaceful friendly relations with each other.But consider the inflationary effect on buying and selling.Inflation in west and North America is currently about 2.5%If India buys weopans from North American or western countries,it spent about 2.1% less this year as compared to last year.
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Apr 06, 2016 05:31pm
@Ali It is very simple, Indian government does not do anything for eradication of poverty, instead they invest on arm & weapons. They should understand Pakistan has improved a lot in poverty, at least nobody sleep hungry in Pakistan. But if you visit in suburbs of Mumbai, you can realize how many poor are living in slums. It is so bad, one can just experience.
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Apr 06, 2016 06:10pm
India is suffering more poverty and pollution then any other saarc nation in the region even if we include bigger giant China as well.
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Apr 06, 2016 06:55pm
@prakash I think both countries should seriously consider cutting back on military spending and help assist the low education and poverty rates. Even if both have the most modern warfare systems, but very high poverty rates primarily due to low education, then no one wins. Economic activity between India and Pakistan with very strong relations is key to success for both, maybe more so for Pakistan than India.
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Apr 06, 2016 08:15pm
Actually Let's be a bit rational here:
- Pakistan's constant negative statements about India does not bode well for us if we wish to have a good relationship with India.
- India is a growing super power (militarily, politically, economically) and hence it needs military resources proportional to its size (population-wise, economically) to protect itself and to assert itself.
- This is final moments of a golden chance for Pakistan to review and revise its military doctrine and to secure permanent peace agreements with India in order to progress and to avoid proxy war with India.
Let's face it, we will loose economically and will become even more isolated internationally.
I rather have a safe and prosperous Pakistan for common Pakistanis.
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Apr 07, 2016 09:09am
@PakistanFirst This is my first Comment on Dawn, just to appreciate your views bro!
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Apr 07, 2016 01:58pm
In terms of comparing Military spend, it is not correct to compare the two countries which are very different in size, population, size of economy, economic growth and length of borders. It is like comparing two neighbours, one of whom deems it needs to have a security gard, and the other would like to have one, but in their list of priorities neither needs one nor can afford one. As far as the comment on China having no ill will towards others, one has only to see its recent expansionist moves in the South China Sea to be wary of it.
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Apr 07, 2016 04:33pm
I have it I will spend it...the way that I want to !!
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Apr 07, 2016 08:13pm
It is india's money whether it is used on weapons or on others
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