tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post4354169590917106717..comments2024-03-29T05:44:18.835-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Defence budgeting based on delusionBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-9712657076115336042014-02-23T06:36:40.781-08:002014-02-23T06:36:40.781-08:00Indian security situation mandates manpower over b...Indian security situation mandates manpower over big capital expenditures. Even technology has its limits - otherwise far superior US forces would have won in Afghanistan. In certain scenarios, boots on the ground can not be substituted. Eg kashmir/Naxalites problem and porous NE border. We can have small navy as UAVs will replace many patrolling manned options. <br />Overall I am satisfied with this budget cut. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202028387041358157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-88263542676064903292014-02-20T06:11:38.412-08:002014-02-20T06:11:38.412-08:00Reply to Ak's remarks to St Anty is the worst....Reply to Ak's remarks to St Anty is the worst. How do you judge like that do you want a Def Min like Mulayam or Mayawati (i know mayawat was not a def min). Last 10 years foreign imports of weaponry curbed to minimum becoz of Antony. He doesnt like corruption, He doesnt want to spend hard earned money for foreign toys. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-85299273279042275522014-02-19T15:47:52.648-08:002014-02-19T15:47:52.648-08:00ohh comeon Ajay. Dont say 2 percent of GDP or 3 pe...ohh comeon Ajay. Dont say 2 percent of GDP or 3 percent of GDP that makes 2 or 3 become meager amount. Look at percentage of total budgeted amount. We are almost spending half of our income for Military, para military, internal & external agencies for security. !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-61023214564085043242014-02-19T08:50:57.757-08:002014-02-19T08:50:57.757-08:00How much is available for new purchases this year ...How much is available for new purchases this year other than what has already been comitted? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-87293278931807901312014-02-17T21:42:55.078-08:002014-02-17T21:42:55.078-08:00Probably, Indian Army is the only one which is gro...Probably, Indian Army is the only one which is growing in manpower while all world's armies are going smaller, mobile and technologically advanced. American Army is now discussing even how to reduce the size of its basic units. <br /><br />In contrast, Indian Navy is just 58,000 strong, mandated to defend 7500 km of coastal border and millions of kilometers of EEZ. Chinese Navy is near about five times the size of Indian Navy. Still Indian Navy is expected to check Chinese advance in Indian Ocean. What a joke!!!<br /><br />I don't know which crooked and short-sighted person is responsible for this situation. But the future, if not corrected now is quite bleak. <br /><br />2004-2014 would be known as ten wasted years for national defence and St Anty as the worst defence minister of India after Menon.AKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-26054348044584160002014-02-17T21:04:47.789-08:002014-02-17T21:04:47.789-08:00This particular FM has always cut funds to the arm...This particular FM has always cut funds to the armed forces in the past. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com