Military of India
| 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 service age and obligation: | 16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001) |
| Manpower available for military service: | males age 16-49: 287,551,111 females age 16-49: 268,524,835 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: | males age 16-49: 219,471,999 females age 16-49: 209,917,553 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: | males age 18-49: 11,446,452 females age 16-49: 10,665,877 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 2.5% (2006) |