Military branches: Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, and Rashtriya Rifles)

Military manpower—military age: 17 years of age

Military manpower—availability:
males age 15-49: 269,339,985 (1999 est.)

Military manpower—fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 158,141,508 (1999 est.)

Military manpower—reaching military age annually:
males: 10,661,786 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures—dollar figure: $10.012 billion (FY98/99)

Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 2.7% (FY98/99)