In this way, our army will be equalized, the sarcasm of the Chinese media about India's defense budget

Beijing, Ta. Thursday, February 4, 2021

The budget was recently presented by the Modi government with a modest increase in the defense sector. The Chinese media has reacted to this. The Chinese media has ridiculed the defense budget and how India will cope with a slight increase in the budget. It is not possible if India hopes to advance on the border by buying arms from another country.

Normally, when a country raises its defense budget, the government of the rival country criticizes its government, but this time the Chinese state media has criticized India's increase in its modest defense budget. The Global Times wrote in its editorial that India could not survive any long confrontation with China with such a large budget.

According to a Bloomberg report, China's defense budget is four times larger than India's. In May 2020, China presented its defense budget with an annual allocation of 17 178 billion. While India's defense budget was 4.71 lakh last year, it has increased to 4.78 lakh. The defense budget also includes the cost of soldiers' salaries and pensions.

The Global Times quoted defense experts as saying that India could not modernize its military just by buying arms with a modest increase in the defense budget. If India turns its back on its deteriorating situation and insists on satisfying the ego of its military, it will have a direct impact on economic reform.