| +Indian Armed Forces | Emblem of India | |
| Military manpower | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total armed forces | 2,414,700 (Ranked 2nd) | |
| Active troops | 1,414,000 (Ranked 3rd) | |
| Total troops | 3,773,300 (Ranked 6th) | |
| Paramilitary forces | 1,089,700 | |
| Conscription age | 16 years of age | |
| Availability | males age 15-49: 287,551,111 (2005 est.) | |
| Fit for military service | males age 18-49: 219,471,999 (2005 est.) | |
| Reaching conscription age annually | males: 11,446,452 (2005 est.) | |
| Military expenditures | ||
| USD figure | 32.35(nominal),100 billion (ppp) billion US $ (2006 est.) blank">https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2067rank.html | |
| Percent of GDP | 0.5% (2004 est.) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2034rank.html | |
| Components | ||
| _Indian Army | ||
| Indian Air Force | ||
| Indian Navy | ||
| Indian Coast Guard | ||
| Paramilitary forces of India | ||
| Strategic Nuclear Command | ||
| History | ||
| Military history of India | ||
| British Indian Army | ||
| Indian National Army | ||
| Ranks | ||
| Air Force ranks and insignia of India | ||
| Army ranks and insignia of India | ||
| Naval ranks and insignia of India | ||
| Related Info | ||
| Aircraft of the Indian Air Force | ||
| List of Indian divisions in WWII | ||
| Regiments of the Indian Army | ||
The Indian Armed Forces is the primary military organization responsible for the territorial security and defence of India. The President of India serves as the supreme commander of the armed forces, which are subordinate and responsible to the Government of India headed by the Prime Minister of India. The armed forces are administered by the Ministry of Defence and are composed of the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. Auxiliary services include the Indian Coast Guard, the Paramilitary forces of India and the Strategic Forces Command.
All service personnel are volunteers although the government is empowered to undertake conscription if considered necessary for India's defence. However, India has never had conscription, even during the Indo-Pakistani Wars and the Sino-Indian War. The armed forces retain much of the organizational structure established by the British. However, the armed forces are an essential character of India's strategic importance, power and capabilities, which have increased after India became a declared nuclear weapons state.
