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India

 
     
    • Branches: 
      Army, Navy, Air Force, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, and Coast Guard) 
     
    • Manpower availability: 
      males age 15-49 253,134,487; males fit for military service 148,814,104; males reach military age (17) annually 9,461,907 (1995 est.) 
     
    • Defense expenditures: 
      exchange rate conversion - $7.8 billion, 2.8% of GDP (FY94/95)