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)
