India Vs Pakistan Military Comparison
Military Comparison
India Vs Pakistan
The national security of India and Pakistan will hinge on the manner in which each state converts economic power into military strength before we go into the military comparison between India and Pakistan let's have a sneak peak on the rivals between them in the past years now these two countries have long been at odds with each other having engaged in several Wars conflicts and military standoffs the rout of the continued attention are complex but have centered mainly around the earth while princely state of Jammu and Kashmir after the 1947 partition of India the newly formed independent states of Pakistan and India scrambled over ad which led to the indo-pakistan war of 1947 to 1948 and the subsequent sharing of the state the settlement was not agreeable to both the parties and since then this had become an ongoing intractable issue leading to a war in 1965 the nations also partook in another war in 1971 which led to the formation of bat of Bangladesh and both countries developed nuclear weapons in the 1990s and this had a sobering effect on the next major conflict that is the 1999 Kargil war so do you think India currently has the upper hand and a number of defense aspects well let's find out coming first to the general information.
New Delhi serves as the capital of India whereas the capital city of Pakistan is Islamabad India is the world's second most populous country after the People's Republic of China and according to the latest population census India reaches the astonishing number of one point three seven eight billion population on the other hand Pakistan 2020 population is estimated at 220 point three six million people at mid-year according to UN data India as the seventh largest country in the world with a total area of three point two eight seven million square kilometers and India measures 3214 kilometers from north to south and 2933 kilometers from east to west Pakistan however covers an area of eight 80 1913 square kilometers and it is the 33rd largest nation by total area fuel consumption by the military has been steadily increasing now let's compare their oil resources India produces 1.6 million barrels per day of oil ranking 20th in the world whereas Pakistan produces 88,000 261 barrels per day of oil ranking 53rd in the world India consumes 5 million barrels per day of oil on the average and it ranks 3rd in the world for oil consumption accounting for about 4.6 percent of the world's total consumption Pakistan however consumes only 556 thousand barrels per day and even when it comes to proven oil reserves India is far more compared to Pakistan ranking 24th in the world and accounting for about 0.3 percent of the world's total oil reserves whereas Pakistan ranks 52nd in the world.
India vs. Pakistan a clash of powers that if both sides committed fully to would be the largest armed conflict since World War two but which side who really has the upper hand let's have a look at their manpower strength of manpower gives us more accurate picture of the global distribution of military muscle the Indian armed forces are the military forces of the Republic of India and it consists of three professional uniformed services that is the Indian Army Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force's similarly Pakistan Armed Forces though comprises of four main service branch but their distribution are more concentrated into Army Navy and Air Force the Indian Army is the largest standing army in the world with 1 point to 3 million active troops and 960,000 reserve troops according to the estimation provided by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in 2017 the Pakistan Army had approximately 550,000 active duty personnel snow and 500,000 reserve personnel as of June 2019 Indian Navy has 67,000 252 active and 55,000 Reserve personnel in service whereas Pakistan Navy has 25,000 active personnel and 5,000 Seraph personnel as of 1st July 2017 139,000 576 personnel are in service with the Indian Air Force and 140,000 our reserve personnel.
Whereas Pakistan as per the latest report from IISS the PAF has 70,000 active duty personnel and 8,000 reserve force so this gives up to a total of 1.4 4 million active personnel of the Indian Armed Forces which ranks the second largest in the world and 653 thousand active personnel of the Pakistan Armed Forces which ranks six largest in the world the Indian Armed Forces has a reserve personnel of 1.15 million numbers while Pakistan has 500 8,500 reserve personnel amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan the military imbalance between the two nuclear-armed neighbors is making many take note India's defense budget is growing at an impressive clip that horizon personnel cause are crowding out resources for modernization Pakistan spends more on defense than its official estimate suggests and Pakistan leaves on important components of the defense budget and there is a reason to believe that off budget finance and supplements official spending according to the latest figures from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute there are some significant differences between the two countries India's military spending is 71 point 1 billion US dollars as for 2019 which ranks third in the world while Pakistan accounted for 10 point three billion u.s. dollars which ranks 24th in the world India's military expenditure for 2019 accounted for 2.4 percent of its GDP whereas Pakistan accounted for 4 percent of its GDP absent reconciliation between India and Pakistan how each state converts economic power into military strength will reflect long-standing grievances for India most of the army equipment is a foreign design and produced under license in India but efforts are on to progressively design and manufacture equipment locally Pakistan's military land equipment - are mainly foreign made the Indian Army operating on land is the largest component of the armed forces and even Pakistan's army is the principal land warfare branch of the Pakistan armed forces since they are the main component now let's have a look at their numbers of equipment’s India has 4,795 numbers of Tanks while Pakistan has 2735 numbers the number of armored fighting vehicles for India - is more compared to Pakistan.
India has 266 rocket projectors versus 102 Pakistan as for field artillery systems India is more than three times bigger compared to its rival however the Pakistan Army Force has more self-propelled artillery compared to India the Indian Air Force with highly trained crews and pilots bears the responsibility of safeguarding the Indian airspace since 1950 the IAF has been involved in full warrants with neighbouring Pakistan and one with the People's Republic of China India's combat aircraft today are mainly mig-21 mig-29 Sukhoi su-30mki Dassault Mirage 2000 Jaguar and mig-27 Pakistan Air Force primary mandate and mission however is to provide in synergy with other inter services the most efficient assured and cost-effective aerial defence of Pakistan since its establishment in 1947 the PAF has been involved in various combat operations providing aerial support to the operations and relief efforts of the Pakistani military Pakistan's main combat aircraft include f7p Dassault Mirage III f-16 jf-17 and Dassault Mirage 5 now let's talk numbers in terms of combat aircraft India is just a bit more than Pakistan but they have two times more helicopters and five times more transports compared to Pakistan India has 359 trainers versus 513 to Pakistan this all makes up two 2123 numbers of total aircraft for India and 1372 that of Pakistan the primary objective of The Indian Navy should safeguard the nation's maritime borders and in conjunction with other Union Act armed forces to deter or defeat any threat or aggression against the territory people or maritime interests of India both in war and peace the Indian Navy have already filled at the re Han class which is a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine which makes India the sixth country ever to do so the Pakistan Navy however is a volunteer force which has been in conflict with neighboring India twice on its maritime borders and has been repeatedly deployed to the Indian Ocean to act as a military adviser to Arab states and other friendly nations during events of multinationals conflict as part of its commitment to the United Nations.
So what is the strength of their naval force in this fleet strength is nearly three times more compared to Pakistan and they have two aircraft carriers while Pakistan has none they have twice the number of submarines to that of Pakistan even in the case of destroyers frigates and Corvettes India has more compared to Pakistan and India has 139 numbers of coastal patrol versus 12 to that of Pakistan but in mine warfare both have the same numbers both nations have ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons India has nine types of operational missiles including the Agni 3 with a range of 3,000 kilometers to 5,000 kilometers according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
According to the CSIs Pakistan's missile program built with Chinese assistance includes mobile short and medium-range weapons that can reach any part of India except the Shaheen 2 which has the longest range up to 2,000 kilometers as for nuclear arsenals although throughout the 1970s and at the beginning of 1980s there were little facts regarding Pakistan's nuclear capabilities and there were rumors that from the mid-1980s Pakistan already had few warheads however it was only in 1998 that Pakistan decided to conduct their first nuclear tests the main goal of Pakistan to construct nuclear weapons was to response to India's claim they were capable of building nuclear weapons Pakistan Iran has 150 to 160 nuclear warheads compared with India's 130 to 140 warheads according to SIPRI latest updates India likely spends at least 4 percent of its defense budget on nuclear weapons, while nuclear weapons account for at least 10 percent of Pakistan's military spending, military development in India and Pakistan will have profound implications for the regions and international security the strategic competition between India and Pakistan is evolving with India outpacing Pakistan and conventional capabilities while Pakistan seeks to compete with nuclear capabilities India is ranked the 4th most powerful military power in the world according to the global firepower index unchanged since 2017 India's military strength is second only to that of the US Russia and China while Pakistan's actual defense budget is slightly higher than the estimates provided an official defense budget documents and they are likely to increase the number of nuclear arsenals so guys what are your thoughts do leave a comment in the comment section below and thank you so much for viewing.