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flag India's defence chief says domestic spending boosts growth and modernisation without sacrificing economic needs.

flag General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff, stated that strategic domestic defence spending can boost economic growth through GST revenue, jobs, and industrial development, countering the "guns versus butter" trade-off. flag Speaking at the Pune Public Policy Festival, he said India’s defence budget—under 2% of GDP—can sustain modernisation with occasional spikes, aided by strong economic performance. flag He outlined a new military focus on data-centric, intelligent warfare, reclassifying modernisation needs into 60% traditional, 30% networked, and 10% emerging domains like cyber and cognitive deterrence. flag Procurement is shifting toward operational research and science-based planning. flag While the CDS has no command authority, he leads cross-domain operations and ensures rapid force redeployment, dismissing a three-front war scenario due to lack of borders or alliances with Turkey.

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