@ISIDEWITHQuestionsForeign policy11yrs ago

Should India increase or decrease its amount of military weapons?

India ranks #8 in the world for military expenditures, spending $46B or 2.5% of GDP per year.

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Response rates from 254 Secularism voters.

67%
Increase
33%
Decrease
48%
Increase
18%
Decrease
10%
Increase, but only use domestic research and development
8%
Decrease, and increase foreign diplomatic relations instead
8%
Increase spending to modernize all areas of military and national defense
4%
Decrease, and increase research and development of intelligence technology instead
3%
Decrease, and divert military funds towards health and education
0%
Decrease, and India should disarm itself of nuclear weapons

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 @9PPBDMWanswered…8mos8MO

Government should focus on spending better and quality of spends, rather than just a plain increase/decrease/no change. They should also use domestic R&D, develop nukes, leverage AI.

 @9LTMCJManswered…10mos10MO

India should increase it's amount of military weapons but it should also increase diplomatic relations

 @8VXS43Lanswered…3yrs3Y

Increase the amount of nuclear weapons drastically as well as heavily fund military applications of nuclear energy. Both domestic as well as joint foreign exchange policies should be pursued.

 @8RKNQDYanswered…4yrs4Y

Satisfied with the current way

 @8RFWJYPanswered…4yrs4Y

Increase, but only if funds for the health and education sector are well provided.

 @8QXBVNKanswered…4yrs4Y

same as before

 @8QX9SQ3answered…4yrs4Y

Depends on future security plans

 @8QM3R53answered…4yrs4Y

Completely stop investing in military weapons and instead try to propose to the UN the denuclearisation in every country. All countries should come together to ban nuclear weapons
And use the money to provide better education, health care and food to its citizens

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