(a) whether there is a marginal increase in the defence budget and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(b) whether the scenario is likely to adversely stagnate the defence modernization prospects and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the experts from the ‘Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis’ have clearly indicated that the meagre increase in the defence budget will be subsumed by the inflation and the increase in the prices of the military equipment world over;
(d) if so, the manner in which the Minister proposes to ensure the essential aspects of military modernization to continue and achieve the designated level of efficiency; and
(e) whether the stagnation in the modernization is likely to impact the security strategies of the defence forces towards compromising on military operations and if so, the details thereof?