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An artificial alliance showing what NATO would look like without the United States of America which accounting for three quarters of North Atlantic Alliance defence spending. The supported countries included in this alliance: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

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: 341.71 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: 1,784,389 1,400,000
Reserve personnel: 1,948,632 800,000
Available for military: 133,633,500 319,129,420

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

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Tanks: 7,513 4,614
Armoured fighting vehicles: 45,472 8,600
Total artillery: 8,754 2,799
Self-propelled artillery: 2,861 100
Rocket artillery: 1,119 960

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: 8,174 2,263
Fighter aircraft: 643 173
Multirole aircraft: 1,169 405
Attack aircraft: 162 120
Helicopters: 3,552 729
UCAV (combat drone): 222 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: 1,456 267
Aircraftcarriers: 8 1
Destroyers: 25 11
Frigates: 113 13
Corvettes: 32 23
Submarines: 75 16

Total naval

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

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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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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.