New Delhi: The recent Doklam issue had snowballed into a crisis of sorts between India and China, until on August 28 New Delhi and Beijing ended their 75-day-long tense standoff with both agreeing to withdraw troops from the region.
The Chinese media had been carrying a barrage of critical articles slamming India over the Doklam matter and had even invoked the 1962 war between both the countries.
Here's a comparison of how the Indian and Chinese forces stack up against each other.
Chinese military vs Indian military
Indian military strength
Defence budget – USD 51 billion
Total military personnel – 4,207,250
Active personnel – 1,362,500
Reserve personnel – 2,844,750
Aircraft strength
Total aircrafts – 2,102
Fighter aircraft – 676
Attack aircraft- 809
Transport aircraft – 857
Total helicopter strength – 666; attack helicopters 16
Army strength
Combat tanks – 4,426
Armored fighting vehicles – 6,704
Self-propelled artillery – 290
Towed artillery – 7,414
Rocket projectors – 292
Indian Navy
Total Naval assets – 295
Aircraft carriers – 3
Frigates -14
Destroyers – 11
Submarines -15
Mine warfare vessels – 6
Chinese military strength
The People’s Liberation Army was formed in 1972 and comprises ground forces, naval forces, artillery, armed police and air force.
Defence budget – USD 151 billion
Total military personnel – 3,712,500
Active personnel – 2,260,000
Reserve personnel – 1,452,500
Aircraft strength
Total aircraft – 2,955
Fighter aircraft – 1,271
Attack aircraft- 1,385
Transport aircraft – 782
Total helicopter strength – 912; attack helicopters 206
Army strength
Combat tanks – 6,457
Armored fighting vehicles – 4,788
Self-propelled artillery – 1,710
Towed artillery – 6,246
Rocket projectors – 1,770
Chinese Navy
Total Naval assets – 714
Aircraft carriers – 1
Frigates -51
Destroyers – 35
Submarines -68
Mine warfare vessels – 31
(Data taken from globalfirepower.com)
