Defence Budget

Shortage of funds even to service the committed liabilities raises questions about the financial affordability of the defence modernisation programme and viability of the push for ‘Make-in-India’ in defence.

• Amit Cowshish
• March 14, 2019
• IDSA Comments

The eight per cent hike in the interim defence budget 2019-20 is bound to further intensify the resource problem of the MoD, which is already battling a massive shortage of funds.

• Laxman Kumar Behera
• February 04, 2019
• Issue Brief

Defence capability building and capability sustenance have been adversely affected over the past decade because of inadequate allocations and the status quo approach of the Defence Services.

• Vinay Kaushal
• February 04, 2019
• IDSA Comments

It is important to pay greater attention to the system of costing followed by the MoD given that costing errors could result in the sanctioning of an unaffordable procurement programme, contract being awarded at a higher price, cost and time overruns, and default on contractual commitments.

• Amit Cowshish
• September 27, 2018
• IDSA Comments

The Brief argues that MoD’s total allocations should be considered for any discussion on defence expenditure since the official defence expenditure does not capture all the expenses that the government incurs on national defence efforts.

• Laxman Kumar Behera
• August 20, 2018
• Issue Brief

The Defence Planning Committee needs to activate its ‘Plan and Capability Development’ Sub-committee and task them to review the 13th Defence Plan in a time bound manner.

• Vinay Kaushal
• August 14, 2018
• IDSA Comments

Objectives and resources have to be in sync with each other and if adequate resources cannot be provided objectives have to be suitably recalibrated and alternative ways found to achieve them.

• Amit Cowshish
• April 16, 2018
• IDSA Comments

This Issue Brief highlights five major issues and concerns that may merit the SCoD’s attention while examining the latest Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence.

• Laxman Kumar Behera
• February 26, 2018
• Issue Brief

Like in the past several years, the defence budget for 2018-19 also grew marginally, with much of the growth being cornered by rising manpower cost.

• Laxman Kumar Behera
• February 02, 2018
• Issue Brief

Innovative ways will have to be examined and existing systems, practices and procedures need to be questioned for finding optimum solutions to relieve budget stress.

• Vinay Kaushal
• January 29, 2018
• Issue Brief