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The Hindu
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Dinakar Peri

Amid China’s maritime expansion, Naval budget for modernisation gets massive boost

The capital budget of the Navy and the Coast Guard saw an increase of 44% and 60% year-on-year compared to the budget estimates of 2021-22. File (Source: PTI)

In the backdrop of a massive expansion of the Chinese Navy and its increasing presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the maritime capacity building and modernisation of the Navy and the Coast Guard got the highest priority in the defence budget for the coming year, with another area being border roads and connectivity.

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