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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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Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.

The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 74 billion $ 5 billion $
Percent of GDP: 2% 1%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 1,400,000 143,100
Reserve personnel: 1,155,000 70,000
Available for military: 319,129,420 25,614,135

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

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Tanks: 4,614 18
Armoured fighting vehicles: 8,600 567
Total artillery: 2,799 325
Self-propelled artillery: 100 0
Rocket artillery: 960 0

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: 2,263 229
Fighter aircraft: 173 12
Multirole aircraft: 405 0
Attack aircraft: 120 13
Helicopters: 729 111
UCAV (combat drone): 12 0

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 267 196
Aircraftcarriers: 1 0
Destroyers: 11 0
Frigates: 13 2
Corvettes: 23 3
Submarines: 16 0

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

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.

Philippines

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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.

Philippines

17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).