Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Security or Paramilitary Forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, and Coast Guard)

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 247,948,906; fit for military service 145,881,705; reach military age (17) annually 9,408,586 (1994 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion -

NOTE: The information regarding India on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of India Defense Forces 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about India Defense Forces 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.