British media said that India has become the world’s largest arms importer
Date:2011-08-29Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
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World Wide Web intern reporter Guo Wenjing reported in March this year, India announced the 2010-2011 nearly £ 20 billion defense budget. It is reported that, in order to win parliamentary approval, a number of “hidden budget” is not included. According to British newspaper “Independent” reported on July 19, a nuclear-armed India is now immersed in the billions of dollars in military spending of the “carnival” at home. This has given birth to Mahatma Gandhi and non-violent non-cooperation movement of the country is now striving to become the world’s largest arms importing countries, and increasing in at least the next five years.
reported that India is now trying to expand its regional influence, and actively prepare for it that would be causing a potential threat to Pakistan and China. In view of this, India accounts for the world to buy weapons for 9% of total consumption, while at present its defense budget grew by 11 percent over last year, 220 million pounds, is the sum of education and health budget twice. Report went on to say, last week, Indian Defense Minister Antony speech in New Delhi said India has always been “peace-loving” and maintain peaceful relations with all countries. But India needs to be sufficient to ensure its territorial integrity and sovereignty of the deterrent force. Peace and security has never been attached to social and economic development.
report also quoted the words of Anthony, the contemporary world, the nature of war has changed, the challenges both from terrorism, internal interference, but also from conventional war with nuclear weapons. India, therefore, necessary to develop new strategies, but also enhance the traditional strength. Since November 2008 attacked in Mumbai, India began to increase the budget to buy weapons.
in the past five years, India’s defense spending more than 80% “contribution” to Russia. Now buy the 155 mm howitzers from the United Kingdom, C-17 heavy aircraft from the United States, submarines from France.
analysts in an “independent” of the interview, said that India’s growing defense spending increases on a number of reasons. The main reason is that India’s domestic military production capacity is insufficient. Strategically, India is worried that China’s growing influence in South Asia, on the other arrangement of military forces in Asia and want to enhance the regional influence. A Marine Research Center executives said that for India, Pakistan is a time bomb, while China is a long-term potential threat, China has been strategically surrounded by India.
reported that some analysts and industry insiders have been aware that the growing Indian military implies what India should play the role of uncertainty. Although India claims that the area will assume greater responsibility, but “bigger” or become “the biggest.” In India, another strong voice is that this country there are millions of people living in poverty, the budget seems to be the priority for poverty.
In addition, the report also analyzed that in view of India has become the world’s largest arms importing countries, the UK should consider whether it is necessary to continue to provide assistance to India. It is reported that India’s foreign aid each year up to £ 295 million. British Royal Institute of International Affairs of the latest survey shows that most of the British public believe that too much to spend on overseas aid.
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