Comparison of Indian and Chinese Military : Which one is much strong?
Recently, the two biggest Asian military had a small face-off at the border, which brings us to write this article on the comparison of the military of the two countries; India and China. The armies of both countries had a face-off at the border at Ladakh which saw 20 Indian soldiers to demise including a high-post officer of India. China is comparatively powerful and seem to have edge over India, according to Global Fire Power, an online portal that provides
analytical data of military power.
A comparison of both countries annual defense budget, China has an annual defense budget of $179 billion in comparison to India’s just under $67 billion.
Now, moving on to militia comparison, according to a recent survey, China possesses 320
nuclear warheads. India owns 150 nuclear arsenals.According to the Chinese Defense White Paper, it has two types of nuclear-powered attack submarines in service, having second nuclear strike capability. India has also built second-strike capability recently with the commissioning of indigenous Arihant-class nuclear submarine. New Delhi has also taken a nuclear-powered submarine INS Chakra on a 10-year lease from Russia.
Many experts compare this face-off as Dragon vs. Elephant, taking China as Dragon(As Indian Media calls), and India as an Elephant. Now let's focus on the military strength of both the countries.
| Comparison on: | India | China |
|---|---|---|
Millitary strength
|
1,444,000
|
2,183,000
|
Aircrafts
|
2,123
Combat Aircraft 532
|
3,210
Combat Aircraft 1,232
|
Warships
|
42
|
138
|
Nuclear Warhead
|
150
|
320
|
Longest range missiles
|
Agni-V with range
of 5,000KM
|
DF-41 with the range
of 10,000 KM
|
Tanks
|
4,292
Armored Vehicles 8,686
|
3,500
Armored Vehicles 33,000
|
AirCraft Carrier
|
1
|
2
|
Sub-marines
|
16
|
74
|
Now, have a look at nuclear powered submarines...
| India | China |
|---|---|
| Arihant-class nuclear Sub-marine INS Chakra on 10-year lease from Russia |
Type 093 Submarine Type 091 Submarine |
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