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A Study on Indian Armed Forces- India's Superpower


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Eduindex- Edupedia Publications Pvt Ltd
Publishing Date
01-Dec-2019
volume
22
Issue
33
Pages
315-322

Abstract A superpower is a country which has the capacity to project dominating power and influence anywhere in the world. Superpower status is achieved by combining means of technological, cultural, military and economic strength as well as diplomatic and soft power influence. When it comes to defence, Indian Air Force stands at number 4 in the list of strongest Air Force, India gets placed in 7th rank in the powerful navies’ list and Indian Army again placed in 4th position at the best army rankings. Though, India is now the world's largest weapons importer it is slowly becoming self-reliant player. With sheer military size, India is now aggressively seeking a seat on the United Nations Security Council. It's also a nuclear power that has expanded its arsenal of warheads. The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force. Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by Indian Coast Guard & paramilitary organisations and various inter-service commands and institutions such as the Strategic Forces Command, the Andaman and Nicobar Command and the Integrated Defence Staff. With strength of over 1.4 million active personnel, it is the world's second-largest military force and has the world's largest volunteer army. Objectives:-This study aims to gather information on how Indian Armed Forces are making India, a super power country. For this purpose, researcher has tried to find out the solutions for following questions:- • What is the future of Indian Armed Forces towards development of India? • What are the opportunities to serve in Indian Armed Forces? • Impact of defence budget on Indian Economy. Keywords:- Indian Armed Forces, Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force.