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title: "Comparison of India and Pakistan Military Strengths"  
description: "India and Pakistan are both nuclear-armed countries located in South Asia. They have a long history of tensions and conflicts, here's the military comparisons"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-12-21  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1895/comparison-of-india-and-pakistan-military-strengths  
category: "defence"  
tags: ["Indian defence", "Pakistan defence", "comparison", "military comparison"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Comparison of India and Pakistan Military Strengths

![Comparison of India and Pakistan Military Strengths](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/77f7dc8d-d74c-4657-a236-293adcea7a50/images/9c4229c5-789f-4566-9840-c63c923dde2f.jpeg) ![Comparison of India and Pakistan Military Strengths](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/77f7dc8d-d74c-4657-a236-293adcea7a50/images/c1c78723-30d9-4cf2-b431-d8937efefd24.jpeg) Size of military: India has the larger military, with a total of 1.4 million active personnel, while Pakistan has approximately 620,000 active persons ![Comparison of India and Pakistan Military Strengths](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/77f7dc8d-d74c-4657-a236-293adcea7a50/images/b03a5318-af95-46ef-98f2-e0328124b8ac.jpeg) Military budget: India has a larger military budget than Pakistan, with a budget of approximately $71.1 billion compared to Pakistan's budget $11.4 B ![Comparison of India and Pakistan Military Strengths](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/77f7dc8d-d74c-4657-a236-293adcea7a50/images/08f23747-a4b0-4a35-bef3-cc85516e1986.jpeg) Nuclear weapons: India is estimated to have around 140 nuclear weapons, while Pakistan is estimated to have around 150 nuclear weapons. ![Comparison of India and Pakistan Military Strengths](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/77f7dc8d-d74c-4657-a236-293adcea7a50/images/b89444e4-4e7e-41b1-81ea-3652cde0751c.jpeg) Military equipment: Both India and Pakistan have a mix of modern and older equipment in their military. ![Comparison of India and Pakistan Military Strengths](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/77f7dc8d-d74c-4657-a236-293adcea7a50/images/cb544775-0d96-4977-bb5d-bce34fb0a940.jpeg) Military alliances: India is a member of the Quad, a group of four democratic countries that includes the United States, Japan, and Australia.

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