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Indian Defence Services

Indian Armed Forces
Bhāratīya Saśastra Senāeṃ
Emblem of Indian Armed Forces
Emblem of Indian Armed Forces
Service branches Indian Army seal Indian Army
Indian Air Force Seal Indian Air Force
Indian Navy seal Indian Navy
Indian Coast Guard Seal 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

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.


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