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India
Military strength #4Power index #4 / 118☢ Nuclear state · 180 warheads🛰 Drones: Moderate✓ No tracked active conflict
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#4
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Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
India is located in Asia (Southern Asia). It has an estimated population of 1,440,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $3,900 billion (about $2,708 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 1,431,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 1,000,000 reservists, ranking #2 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $109B, roughly 2.8% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 2,183 military aircraft, 3,913 tanks, 343 naval vessels. India's air fleet is assessed as modern and its armored fleet as mixed in this dataset's modernity model. India has a moderate-tier documented drone/UAV program. India is a declared or estimated nuclear weapons state, with an estimated 180 warheads. Overall, India ranks #4 of 145 in the military strength index referenced by this dataset.
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Global Standing percentile per metric
Active Conflicts
No tracked active conflicts involving India. See the Conflict Watch map for all 19 tracked conflicts.
Historical Conflicts in this dataset
Kargil War
1999–1999 · Asia · India-Pakistan war over the Kargil district
1,000
est. deaths
A limited but intense war after Pakistani-backed forces crossed the Line of Control into Indian-administered Kashmir; India recaptured the territory.
SRC: widely-cited estimate
India–Pakistan Conflict (2025)
2025–2025 · Asia · 'Operation Sindoor' — missile strikes and a drone battle between two nuclear powers
80
est. deaths
India launched missile strikes on Pakistan-based militant infrastructure after an attack killed 26 civilians in Kashmir; Pakistan responded with strikes and drone engagements, including the first drone battle between two nuclear-armed states. A US-brokered ceasefire held after four days, though a key water-sharing treaty remains suspended.
SRC: CFR / aggregated reporting, casualty figures contested and approximate
Share of World
of world population
1,440,000,000 people
of world GDP
$3,900B nominal
of world defense spending
$109B / year
of world active personnel
1,431,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
Manpower
Force Composition4,958,000 total personnel
Active 29%Reserve 20%Paramilitary 51%
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 2.8% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $76k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 1.0
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
Moderate
Airpower
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
MODERNModernity score 4.1/5.0
Named Aircraft Fleet (545 of 2,183 total)
ESTIMATED
Su-30MKI GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
260
Rafale GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
36
Tejas GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
40
Mirage 2000 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
49
MiG-29 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
60
Jaguar (legacy) GEN 3 · AGING
100
Fleet Modernity Score
4.1 / 5.0
Count-weighted average generation of the named fleet above, NOT raw aircraft count. This is exactly the fix for "600 obsolete jets vs. 300 modern ones": North Korea has more aircraft than most of its neighbors but a modernity score near 2.0 (nearly all Gen 2-3), while the US and Israel score near 4.5-5.0 despite smaller headline totals in some matchups.
Land Power
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
MIXEDCount-weighted era of the named fleet
Named Tank Fleet (3,740 of 3,913 total)
ESTIMATED
T-90S Bhishma MODERN
1,200
Arjun (indigenous) MODERN
140
T-72 (mixed condition) DATED
2,400
Era reflects armor generation, not raw count — e.g. North Korea's tank fleet is numerically large but almost entirely Cold War-era T-55/T-62 derivatives, while a much smaller modern Advanced-era fleet (M1A2 Abrams, Leopard 2A7, K2 Black Panther class) typically outmatches it on paper.
Naval Power
⚓Naval Fleet Modernity
MODERNAssessed from known fleet composition (carriers, submarines, major combatants)
Regional Context — Southern Asia
India ranks #1 of 7 in Southern Asia on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
Compare India 18 matchups
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Economic confidence: High. Military confidence: High. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.