India’s armed forces

With a $29bn budget for 2009-10, India’s defence spend is considerable. The armed forces comprise some 1.3 million people. They are made up as follows:
 The Indian Army has 1.1 million active personnel. It counts 4,000 tanks of varying age, 2,800 armoured cars, 12,000 artillery pieces of all calibres, 150 transport helicopters, 3,500 ground-to-air missiles, 2,300 anti-aircraft guns.