Military power of Pakistan & India
Country: | Pakistan (PK) | India (IN) |
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Capital: | Islamabad | New Delhi |
Population: | 199 085 847 | 1 276 267 000 |
Area: | 796 095 km2 | 3 287 590 km2 |
More: | Pakistan military forces description | India military forces description |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 10,8 billion $ | 55,9 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2,9% | 2,5% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 653 800 | 2 140 000 |
Reserve personnel: | 513 000 | 1 155 000 |
Available for military: | 48 453 305 | 319 129 420 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 2 735 | 4 426 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3 066 | 5 681 | |
Total artillery: | 3 745 | 5 067 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 325 | 290 | |
Rocket artillery: | 134 | 292 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 1 143 | 2 261 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 186 | 323 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 225 | 374 | |
Attack aircraft: | 90 | 220 | |
Helicopters: | 323 | 725 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 231 | 214 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 2 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 11 | |
Frigates: | 9 | 15 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 24 | |
Submarines: | 5 | 15 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Pakistan
Pakistan is one of several nations that are not the part of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Yet, the Pakistani government managed to acquire nuclear warheads, or at least it is believed so. The entire pursuit for nuclear power began at the beginning of 1970s. It was back then, when Western Powers heard about Pakistan efforts of developing nuclear weapons. At the beginning the government established first nuclear power plant. It was located near Karachi. Noteworthy is the fact that it was possible due to the help of Western nations, which provided Pakistan with necessary equipment and materials. Later on, the president of Pakistan said that the main goal of Pakistan is to construct nuclear weapons. It was a response to India’s claim that they are capable of building nuclear weapons.
Although throughout the 1970s and at the beginning of 1980s there were little facts regarding Pakistan’ nuclear capabilities, there were rumours that from the mid-1980s, Pakistan already had a few warheads. However, it was only in 1998 that Pakistan decided to conduct their first nuclear tests. There were 6 tests and they were the response to 5 tests that India conducted several weeks before Pakistan.
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
Pakistan
16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors; the Pakistan Air Force recruits aviation technicians at age 15; service obligation (Navy) 10-18 years; retirement required after 18-30 years service or age 40-52.
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.