The comparison with the previous year's allocation sheds more light on the tiol security dilemma for India. In the last budget presented in February 2017, the Fince Minister allocated Rs 2,42,403 crore for defence in the fiscal 2017-18. With the pension amount added, this total went up to Rs 3,59,854 crore for defence alone. The comparable figure for this year, fiscal 2018-19, is Rs.4,04,364 crore ($63 billion).