Indian Defence Services

Indian Armed Forces
Bhāratīya Saśastra Senāeṃ
Emblem of Indian Armed Forces
Service branches	Indian Army Indian Air Force Indian Navy Indian Coast Guard
Headquarters	New Delhi
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	President Ram Nath Kovind
Minister of Defence	Nirmala Sitharaman
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee	Admiral Sunil Lanba
Manpower
Military age	18
Conscription	No
Active personnel	1,443,921 (ranked 2nd)
Reserve personnel	1,155,000
Expenditures
Budget	FY 2016: US$55.9 billion (ranked 5th)
Percent of GDP	FY 2016: 2.5%
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
Foreign suppliers	Russia France Israel United Kingdom United States Italy
Annual imports	US$42.9 billion (2000–16)
Annual exports	US$314 million (2000–16) Afghanistan Maldives Tajikistan Nepal Bhutan Israel Oman Bangladesh Vietnam UAE Iran Thailand Kazakhstan Turkey Qatar Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia Malaysia Philippines Kyrgyzstan Indonesia
Related articles
History	Military history of India Presidency armies British Indian Army Indian National Army
Ranks	Army Air Force Navy

Equivalent ranks of Indian military
Indian Navy	Indian Army	Indian Air Force
Commissioned ranks
Admiral of the Fleet	Field Marshal	Marshal of the Air Force
Admiral	General	Air Chief Marshal
Vice Admiral	Lieutenant General	Air Marshal
Rear Admiral	Major General	Air Vice Marshal
Commodore	Brigadier	Air Commodore
Captain	Colonel	Group Captain
Commander	Lieutenant Colonel	Wing Commander
Lt. Commander	Major	Squadron Leader
Lieutenant	Captain	Flight Lieutenant
Sub Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying Officer
Junior commissioned ranks
Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class	Subedar Major	Master warrant officer
Master Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class	Subedar	Warrant officer
Chief Petty Officer	Naib Subedar	Junior warrant officer
Non-commissioned ranks
Petty Officer	Havildar	Sergeant
Leading Seaman	Naik	Corporal
Seaman 1	Lance Naik	Leading aircraftsman
Seaman 2	Sepoy	Aircraftsman
Footnotes

US$314 million (2000–16)

The Indian Armed Forces (Hindi (in IAST): Bhāratīya Saśastra Senāeṃ) are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three 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 (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, it is the world's 2nd largest military force and has the world's largest volunteer army. 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.