What happens if India triples its military budget?

Thanks for the A2A, and thanks to Amit Sharma, for the figures on defence spending of the Indian armed forces. If today, India suddenly has a $3Tn economy, and it spend 5% on defence, I think the biggest hurdle it has to cross would be its corruption issue within its defence ranks. read more

If India triples its military budget , its military expenditure will be in par with China. India will then be spending about 7–8% of its GDP on military expenditure. This certainly will have lot of stress on India’s economic development. China enjoys much superior infrastructure than India. read more

What the next India-China war might look like China looms large in the minds of India’s planners – owing to its large military budget, its modernisation plans and the aggressive posturing in the South China Sea – but there is not enough public discussion as to what a future India-China war might look like. read more