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India

South Asia · New Delhi

Rank #4 of 173

86.4Strength score

Photos

Indian Army soldiers at India Gate
Indian Army soldiers at India GateKCVelaga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
US Navy 110829-N-KB563-214 Chief (select) Aviation Ordnanceman heaves a line aboard the sailing ship Star of India, part of the San Diego Maritime
US Navy 110829-N-KB563-214 Chief (select) Aviation Ordnanceman heaves a line aboard the sailing ship Star of India, part of the San Diego MaritimeU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
KA2724 - Antonov An-32RE - India Air Force - Serial 0609 - VGHS
KA2724 - Antonov An-32RE - India Air Force - Serial 0609 - VGHSMd Shaifuzzaman Ayon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance92
  • Air power80
  • Manpower99
  • Land forces93
  • Naval power84
  • Nuclear61

Finance

Defence budget
$92.1B #5
Budget as % of GDP
2.30% #55
Spending per person
$63 #96
GDP
$3.96T #6
Population
1,463,865,525 #1

Manpower

Active personnel
1,500,700 #2
Reserve personnel
1,155,000 #5
Paramilitary
2,532,050 #2
Total personnel
5,187,750 #3

Land forces

Tanks
3,913 #5
Armoured vehicles
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Self-propelled artillery
100 #26
Towed artillery
5,640 #3
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
300 #12

Air power

Total aircraft
2,183 #4
Fighter jets
476 #5
Attack aircraft & bombers
124 #4
Transport aircraft
277 #4
Helicopters
594 #5
Attack helicopters
79 #7

Naval power

Total naval vessels
218 #9
Aircraft carriers
2 #4
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
18 #8
Destroyers
13 #5
Frigates
18 #3
Corvettes
21 #5
Patrol vessels
146 #8

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
190 #6

Weapons India uses (158)

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Fighter aircraft Dassault RafaleDassault RafaleFighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-30Sukhoi Su-30Fighter aircraft Dassault Mirage 2000Dassault Mirage 2000Fighter aircraft Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft Tupolev Tu-22MTupolev Tu-22MBombers Beriev A-50Beriev A-50Reconnaissance aircraft SEPECAT JaguarSEPECAT JaguarFighter aircraft Ilyushin Il-38Ilyushin Il-38Maritime patrol aircraft Harrier 1st GenerationHarrier 1st GenerationFighter aircraft Storm ShadowStorm ShadowCruise missiles INS VikramadityaINS VikramadityaAircraft carriers

Weapons made in India (93)

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BrahMosBrahMosCruise missiles ArjunArjunMain battle tanks Agni-VAgni-VIntercontinental ballistic missiles HAL Light Combat HelicopterHAL Light Combat HelicopterAttack helicopters Su-30MKISu-30MKIFighter aircraft INSAS rifleINSAS rifleAssault rifles Advanced Medium Combat AircraftAdvanced Medium Combat AircraftFighter aircraft Barak 8Barak 8Surface-to-air missiles AkashAkashSurface-to-air missiles NagNagAnti-tank guided missiles BrahMos-IIBrahMos-IICruise missiles Agni-IIAgni-IINuclear weapons

Others in the region

  1. 35Bangladesh61.9 VS
  2. 43Sri Lanka58.0 VS
  3. 49Nepal33.8 VS
  4. 168Bhutan8.7 VS
  5. 169Maldives8.6 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); Global Firepower 2026 inventory lists (equipment); FAS Status of World Nuclear Forces 2026 (warheads) · Year 2026 · ↗