Where does India's Lies in Defense Strength among The world?

                       

The display of India’s military strength, specially the intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V, has been highlighted by Chinese official media in Beijing.It's more difficult to weigh up the strength of modern militaries than you might think. Our infographic parade ground brings together the 30 countries with the most soldiers for a comparison of military might. China easily takes an unsurprising first place with 2.2 million active troops versus just under 1.5 million US soldiers. But are India (1.3 million soldiers) and North Korea (1.1 million troops) really the third and fourth greatest military powers on the planet?

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 MANPOWER

 Total Population: 1,220,800,359 [2013] 
 Available Manpower: 615,201,057 [2013] 
 Fit for Service: 489,571,520 [2013] 
 Reaching Military Age Annually: 22,896,956 [2013] 
 Active Frontline Personnel: 1,325,000 [2013] 
 Active Reserve Personnel: 2,143,000 [2013]

 LAND SYSTEMS 
Tank value includes MBT, light tanks and tank destroyer systems, wheeled or tracked.

 Tanks: 3,569 [2013] 
 Armored Fighting Vehicles: 5,085 [2013] 
 Self-Propelled Guns: 290 [2013] 
 Towed Artillery Pieces: 6,445 [2013] 
 Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 292 [2013]

 AIR POWER
Includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service. All aircraft types accounted for including UAVs, transports, gunships, recon, naval, trainers, etc...

 Total Aircraft: 1,785 [2014] 
 Helicopters: 504 [2014]

 NAVAL POWER 
Aircraft Carrier value does not include helicopter carrier-type vessels.

 Total Strength: 184 (includes auxiliaries) 
 Aircraft Carriers: 2 [2013] 
 Frigates: 15 [2013] 
 Destroyers: 11 [2013] 
 Corvettes: 24 [2013] 
 Submarines: 17 [2013] 
 Coastal Craft: 32 [2013] 
 Mine Warfare: 7 [2013]

 RESOURCES (PETROLEUM)

 Oil Production: 897,500 bbl/day [2013] 
 Oil Consumption: 3,200,000 bbl/day [2013] 
 Proven Oil Reserves: 5,476,000,000 bbl/day [2013]

 LOGISTICAL

 Labor Force: 482,300,000 [2012] 
 Merchant Marine Strength: 340 [2013] 
 Major Ports and Terminals: 7 
 Roadway Coverage: 3,320,410 
 Railway Coverage: 63,974 
 Serviceable Airports: 346 [2013]

 FINANCIAL (in USD)

 Defense Budget: $46,000,000,000 [2013] 
 External Debt: $378,900,000,000 [2012] 
 Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $297,800,000,000 [2012] 
 Purchasing Power Parity: $4,716,000,000,000 [2012]

 GEOGRAPHY (in km)

 Square Land Area: 3,287,263 km 
 Coastline: 7,000 km 
 Shared Border: 14,103 km 
 Waterways: 14,500 km