This is their defense budget which does not include pensions in dollar terms.
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I believe they must be paying peanuts to their soldiers. Their total strength of all 3 branches is 650,000. And they have another 550,000 personnel. With only $3 billion for almost a million people, I wonder how much are their salaries in median terms. Does anyone have sources to answer this question? Do the reserved personnel also get salary?
Since the pensions are separate, their entire budget must be fully consumed by debt servicing and defense budget. Their operating expenses are not much. This does not give them much freedom to train and practice frequently. What are they acquiring for $2.35 billion? If they are imports, great. And with $1.19 billion, military infrastructure development? What exactly that would be?