Defence Min seeks extra â¹20k cr budget amid Sikkim standoff
The Defence Ministry has sought an extra â¹20,000 crore budget for military modernisation and meeting its capital and revenue requirements. This requirement comes at a time when the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in Sikkim's Doklam area has entered its eighth week. Notably, the Centre had allocated â¹2.74 lakh crore for the defence sector in the 2017-18 budget. 