Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he supports the centre’s decision to dedicate the largest portion of the union budget to defence, as it would send out a message that India is not a weak country and cannot be trifled with.Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Tharoor said that what happened on the India-China border should not be repeated, and to ensure that it is important to spend money on defence.
“I think it’s very important to spend money on India’s defences. We don’t spend on the defence budget to wage a war, we do it to discourage other countries from feeling that we are weak and they can engage in an adventure against us,” the Thiruvananthapuram MP said.