How strong is India's military strength?

The Indian Army currently has 65,438+0,654,380+2,000 troops, equipped with more than 4,000 main battle tanks (including the new T-90 main battle tank), more than 2,000 armored personnel carriers, 4,300 artillery pieces and more than 200 helicopters. The total strength of the Indian army exceeds that of China, and it is the largest land military force in the world, only depending on the number of people.

The Indian Navy currently has 70,000 troops, mainly equipped with 1 aircraft carrier, 10 destroyer, 14 frigate, 2 navigation submarines and 14 conventional power submarine. The "Vikramatia" aircraft carrier currently equipped in India was purchased from Russia and can carry 36 combat aircraft. At the same time, the Indian navy is one of the few countries with nuclear submarines in the world, although two submarines are leased from Russia.

The Indian Air Force currently has 6.5438+0.5 million troops, equipped with more than 300 advanced fighters, including Russian-made Su -30 fighters, as well as strategic transport aircraft, aerial tankers and early warning aircraft.

India is most proud that Indians are young! The median age of the whole population is 46.9 in Japan, 37.9 in the United States, 37. 1 in China and only 27.6 in India! Figuratively speaking, Japan, the United States and other developed countries and China are all middle-aged, while India is still a hot-blooded young man.

Although India's military combat effectiveness is not strong, it has been supported by the two great powers, the United States and Russia, to varying degrees after its success. Therefore, it has set the goal of basing itself on South Asia, dominating the Indian Ocean and striving to become a world military power.

His military strategy is called regional limited deterrence. According to this strategy, India usually deploys about 45% of its land and air power on the western border, highlighting the characteristics of "offensive posture"; Deploy about 25% troops on the northern border to protect their "vested interests"