India ranked fourth most powerful military in world
The Global Firepower Index 2017 has ranked India as the fourth most powerful military in the world after US, Russia and China. The Indian military has a total of 42,07,250 personnel, while China has 37,12,500 personnel and the US has 23,63,675, the index stated. It also cites that India's total aircraft strength is 2,102 as against US' 13,762.