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There is no widening of the gap. These deals have to materialize and even if they do, things on the other side do not remain static. Our plans are in line with the deterrence that we feel is appropriate and our purchases will ensure that we keep the same level regardless of whatever India purchases.
Is the tender of 197 light helicopter really cancelled? Can you give me a link?
Thanks, so you mean the old tender, I think I misunderstood that.
Who cares!?
Seriously people stop trying to reduce the debate on every India related topic onto how poor they are. Talk about the subject. I think a thread about India buying Planes and ships should not care about the fact that there are poor destitute people in India.
It is simply just offtopic! Learn to talk on topic...
Oh and slumdog millionaire was a decent movie, it showed some horrible parts of India... It was directed with a purpose to perhaps fix this broken part about India. I'm pretty sure it wasn't made to be used in every other argument on defence.pk!
Be on topic.
THere is a widening gap, your government admitted immediately after India raised its defence budget by 34%. India has sky rocketted its modernisation programme. And has undertaken has decided to spend $32 billion dollars in the next 3 years on modernisation of its
3 million strong Army(Active+ Reserve), in addition to $32.25 billion yearly defence budget. Add to that, spending $4 billion on Navy modernisation, $6 in MMRCA+Heli deals along with another $1 billion in upgrading its MKI's, Migs. Along with this allocation for defence reaseard has increased by 15%.
Modernisation can only occur during peace. Pakistan has been at war with itself since 2001. And will be engaged till 2010(hopefully, it will end by then). Its economy, has already taken a beating. Defence budget has been decreasing every year. Reality is for you to see, sir. I am just stating the facts.
India defense budget is about 4 times the size of Pakistans. ie 2009 respective budgets $30 billion for india & $7.6 billion for pakistan.
Pakistan's defence budget was 290 Billion Rs. Which works out to be $4.4 billion if 1USD = 65 Rs. or $3.6 Billion if 1USD = 80 Rs.
At $4.4 billion, with an estimated GDP of 160 Billion, that works out to be about 2.75% of GDP.