Strength of INDIA:: MANPOWER Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more. Total Population: 1,220,800,359 Available Manpower: 615,201,057 Fit for Service: 489,571,520 Reaching Military Age Annually: 22,896,956] Active Frontline Personnel: 1,325,000 Active Reserve Personnel: 2,143,000 LAND SYSTEMS Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs). Tanks: 3,569 Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 5,085 Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 290 Towed-Artillery: 6,445 Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 292 AIR POWER Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service. All aircraft types accounted (UAVs, gunships, special mission, naval/carrier, trainers, etc). Total Aircraft: 1,785 Fighters/Interceptors: 535 Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 468 Transport Aircraft: 706 Trainer Aircraft: 237 Helicopters: 504 Attack Helicopters: 20 NAVAL POWER Aircraft Carrier value does not include dedicated helicopter carrier vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well. Total Naval Strength: 184 Aircraft Carriers: 2 Frigates: 15 Destroyers: 11 Corvettes: 24 Submarines: 17 Coastal Defense Craft: 32 Mine Warfare: 7 RESOURCES (PETROLEUM) Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force. Oil Production: 897,500 bbl/day Oil Consumption: 3,200,000 bbl/day] Proven Oil Reserves: 5,476,000,000 bbl/day LOGISTICAL War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force reflects possible wartime industry strength. Labor Force: 482,300,000 Merchant Marine Strength: 340] Major Ports and Terminals: 7 Roadway Coverage: 3,320,410 Railway Coverage: 63,974 Serviceable Airports: 346 FINANCIAL (in USD) Regardless of military strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon. Defense Budget: $46,000,000,000 External Debt: $378,900,000,000 Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $297,800,000,000 Purchasing Power Parity: $4,716,000,000,000 GEOGRAPHY (in km) Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion). Square Land Area: 3,287,263 km Coastline: 7,000 km Shared Border: 14,103 km Waterways: 14,500 km
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