Indian army has no money to buy new weapons. Is the govt listening?
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If you were amongst them who believed that the government is spending too much on defence, here’s a shocker! The As per a news report in The Economic Times, the report on the military's concerns was submitted last week and India's generals explained that thanks to a record low budget allocation this year, defence forces won't be able to buy operationally critical equipment like artillery guns, carbines, missiles and antitank systems for the army as well as patrol vessels and surveillance helicopters for the
This year's budget gave a hike of 7.9 per cent in military spending, and as a percentage of
As per the report, the army has identified 20 key projects it wants to sign but that the "money is not there". "Yes, alot needs to be modernised. We are aware of it. We have got our plans but finally there is a funds crunch. That is being reflected in the way funds get sanctioned on the ground," a senior army
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