About the Indian army

 The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian ArmyIndian Navy, and Indian Air Force.[12] Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by the Central Armed Police Forces,[13] Assam RiflesIndian Coast Guard 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,[14][15] it is the world's second-largest military force and has the world's largest volunteer army.[16] It also has the third-largest defence budget in the world.[17] In 2020, 2021 and 2022 GlobalFirepower report lists it as the fourth most-powerful military.[18]

Indian Armed Forces
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Emblem of the Indian Armed Forces
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Flag of Indian Armed Forces
Service branches Indian Army
 Indian Navy
 Indian Air Force
HeadquartersMinistry of DefenceSouth BlockNew Delhi
Leadership
Supreme CommanderIndia President Ram Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterIndia Narendra Modi
Minister of DefenceFlag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg Rajnath Singh
Defence SecretaryFlag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg Ajay KumarIAS
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee General Manoj Mukund Naravane[1] (Acting)
Chief of Defence StaffVacant
Personnel
Military age18[2]
ConscriptionNo
Reaching military
age annually
23,116,044[3]
Active personnel1,455,550[4] (ranked 2nd)
Reserve personnel1,155,000[4]
(ranked 3rd)
Expenditures
Budget525,166 crore (US$70 billion) (2022–23)[5]
(ranked 3rd)
Percent of GDP2.4% (2019)[6]
Industry
Domestic 
Foreign suppliers Russia[8]
 France[8]
 Israel[8]
 USA[9]
Annual importsUS$42.9 billion (2000–16)[10] (Ranked 4th)
Annual exportsUS$2.23 billion (2019–20)[11] (Ranked 19th)
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