The finance minister hiked the total defence expenditure from Rs 203,672 crore in FY 2013-2014 to Rs 229,000 crore for FY 2014-2015. Though the increase appears substantial, it is insufficient to undertake the military modernisation necessary to meet the emerging threats, feels Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
'If a person whom Vijender had thrashed earlier is now a World champion, why can't Vijender be champion now too?'
In his penultimate State of the Union address, Barack Obama said that the economy is improving.
