Military Branches: 

Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps) 

Military Manpower: 

Military age: 16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001) . 

Availability: Males age: 15-49: 293,677,117 (2004 est.). 

Fit for military service: Males: 172,153,371 (2004 est.) . 

Reaching military age annually: Males: 11,174,415 (2004 est.).

 Military Expenditures: 

Dollar figure: $ 14,018.8 million (Financial Year 2003).

 Percentage of GDP: 2.4 % (Financial Year 2003).

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