India Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Paramilitary Forces

Military manpower: males 15-49, 204,005,000; 124,477,000 fit for military service; about 9,107,000 reach military age (17) annually

Military budget: for fiscal year ending 31 March 1986; est budget $7.1 billion; 17.3% of central government budget

NOTE: The information regarding India on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of India 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about India 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.