Saddam H, Please read other posts, there were explanation of poverty in all countries. Indian Defense depends on how other country behaves!!! People can live with even poverty with what ever food they have. But w/o defense those people, lives also will be in question, their freedom will be in question. Also, poverty is not that much what you exaggrated in your post. President Abdul Kalam told that poverty was reduced more than 25%. When we create enough wealth, we may need enough defense to protect that wealth. Also, when we create enough wealth, the poverty will automatically get reduced through various programs.
