[CA] Military power in the world

In terms of military prowess, India has ranked 4th out of 133 countries on the Global Firepower (GFP) list 2017.

Global Firepower List 2017 – Highlights:

·       India at 4th rank, trails behind only US, Russia and China.

·       India and China’s high rank can be largely attributed to a sizeable number of armed personnel, which is the most important ranking parameter.

·       With 4207250 total armed personnel, India is ahead of China, which has 3712500 total armed personnel. However, China has 2260000 active troops as compared to India’s 1362500.

·       Besides, in terms of defence budget allocation, China is much ahead of India. China’s defence budget allocation is over three times higher as compared to India.

·       When compared with Pakistan (13th Rank), India is superior on all parameters except the number of attack helicopters, self-propelled artillery and waterway coverage.

Global Firepower List 2017:

1	USA
2	Russia
3	China
4	India
5	France
6	UK
7	Japan
8	Turkey
9	Germany
10	Egypt