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The Indian Armed Forces (Hindi (in IAST): Bhāratīya Saśastra Senāeṃ) are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three[12][13] professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force. Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by the Indian Coast Guard and paramilitary organisations[14] (Assam Rifles, and Special Frontier Force) and various inter-service commands and institutions such as the Strategic Forces Command, the Andaman and Nicobar Command and the Integrated Defence Staff. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Armed Forces are under the management of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Government of India. With strength of over 1.4 million active personnel,[15][16] it is the world's 2nd largest military force and has the world's largest volunteer army.[17] It is important to note that the Central Armed Police Forces, which are commonly and incorrectly referred to as 'Paramilitary Forces', are headed by officers from the Indian Police Service and are under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, not the Ministry of Defence.
Indian Armed Forces
Bhāratīya Saśastra Senāeṃ
Emblem of Indian Armed Forces
Emblem of Indian Armed Forces
Service branches
Indian Army seal Indian Army
Indian Air Force Seal Indian Air Force
Indian Navy seal Indian Navy
Indian Coast Guard Seal Indian Coast Guard
Headquarters
New Delhi
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief
President Ram Nath Kovind
Minister of Defence
Ministry of Defence (India) Nirmala Sitharaman[1][2]
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
Admiral Sunil Lanba[3]
Manpower
Military age
18[4]
Conscription
No
Active personnel
1,443,921[5] (ranked 2nd)
Reserve personnel
1,155,000[6]
Expenditures
Budget
US$63.9 billion(2017)
(ranked 5th)[7]
Percent of GDP
2.5%(2017)[7]
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Indian Ordnance Factories
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Bharat Electronics Limited
Bharat Earth Movers Limited
Bharat Dynamics Limited
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
Goa Shipyard Limited
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Mishra Dhatu Nigam[8]
Foreign suppliers
Russia[9]
France[9]
Israel[9]
United Kingdom[10]
United States[9]
Italy
Annual imports
US$42.9 billion (2000–16)[11]
Annual exports
US$314 million (2000–16)[11] Afghanistan
Maldives
Tajikistan
Nepal
Bhutan
Israel
Oman
Bangladesh
Vietnam
UAE
Iran
Thailand
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Qatar
Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Philippines
Kyrgyzstan
Indonesia
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History
Military history of India
Presidency armies
British Indian Army
Indian National Army
Ranks
Army
Air Force
Navy
The Indian armed forces have been engaged in a number of major military operations, including: the Indo-Pakistani wars of 1947, 1965 and 1971, the Portuguese-Indian War, the Sino-Indian War, the 1967 Chola incident, the 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish, the Kargil War, and the Siachen conflict among others. India honours its armed forces and military personnel annually on Armed Forces Flag Day, 7 December. Since 1962, the IAF has maintained close military relations with Russia, including cooperative development of programmes such as the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) and the Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA). Armed with the nuclear triad,[18] the Indian armed forces are steadily undergoing modernisation,[19] with investments in areas such as futuristic soldier systems and missile defence systems.[20][19]
The Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production of equipment used by the Indian Armed Forces. It comprises the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under the control of the Ordnance Factories Board, and eight Defence PSUs namely: HAL, BEL, BEML, BDL, MDL, GSL, GRSE and Midhani.[8] India was the largest importer of defence equipment in 2014 with Russia, Israel, France and the United States being the top foreign suppliers of military equipment.[21][22][23] The Government of India has launched a Make in India initiative to indigenise manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports, including defence imports and procurement.
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