TY  - BOOK
AU  - BEHERA Laxman Kumar
AU  - NAYAK Pabitra Mohan
TI  - India's defence expenditure: a trend analysis
PY  - 2021///
KW  - INDIA
KW  - PAKISTAN
KW  - CHINA
KW  - MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
KW  - MOD
KW  - DEFENCE EXPENDITURE
KW  - DEFENCE SERVICES ESTIMATES
KW  - DSE
KW  - DEFENCE BUDGET
KW  - ARMED FORCES' RESOURCE
KW  - DECADAL ANALYSIS
KW  - PUBLIC FINANCE
KW  - COVID-19
N2  - This article examines India's defence expenditure over the past ten years. In so doing, it provides a public finance perspective to explain the recurring resource crunch being faced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The article reasons that a substantial augmentation of resources for the MoD in the past has faced stiff barriers due to lack of tax buoyancy and also the political, economic and other exigencies that have led to greater public spending outside the traditional areas of expenses, including defence. It argues that the MoD needs to re-balance its expenditure, especially in areas pertaining to manpower
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09700161.2021.1965343
ER  -