India Military:
Military branches:
Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)
Military manpower — military age and obligation:
16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001 est.)
Military manpower — availability:
males 16-49: 287,551,111 (2005 est.)
Military manpower — fit for military service:
males 16-49: 219,471,999 (2005 est.)
Military manpower — reaching military age annually:
males : 11,446,452 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures — dollar figure:
$16.97 billion (2004 est.)
Military expenditures — percent of GDP:
2.5% (2004 est.)
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