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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

India is a country located in Southern Asia with an area of 3,287,590 km2 (land boundries: 13,888 km and costline 7,000 km). The capital of India is New Delhi. The number of inhabitants is 1,352,642,280.

The Indian Armed Forces were chiefly focused on China and Pakistan. India and Pakistan have fought several conflicts since 1947. The Sino-Indian War between China and India occurred in October–November 1962. A disputed Himalayan border was the main cause of the war. The inventory of the Indian Armed Forces consists mostly of Russian- and Soviet-origin equipment along with a smaller mix of Western and domestically-produced arms. Russia has been the leading supplier of arms to India. France, Israel, and the US also among the major arms suppliers. India's defense industry is capable of producing a range of weapons systems for indigenous use and export.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 358.9 billion $ 66 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 2.2%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 3,035,000 1,400,000
Reserve personnel: 4,000,000 800,000
Available for military: 420,586,837 319,129,420

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 18,017 4,614
Armoured fighting vehicles: 38,302 8,600
Total artillery: 25,360 2,799
Self-propelled artillery: 9,163 100
Rocket artillery: 7,471 960

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 9,048 2,263
Fighter aircraft: 1,389 173
Multirole aircraft: 1,512 405
Attack aircraft: 809 120
Helicopters: 3,020 729
UCAV (combat drone): 251 12

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 1,395 267
Aircraftcarriers: 5 1
Destroyers: 52 11
Frigates: 65 13
Corvettes: 153 23
Submarines: 140 16

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

China and Russia

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India

India is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. India maintains a "no first use" nuclear policy

India has not released any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal. As of January 2020, India was estimated to have around 150 warheads.

Military service

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India

16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, but for noncombat roles only.