India-Pakistan military balance

Faced with India’s conventionally superior armed forces, Pakistan has built up stocks of short and medium-range nuclear missiles
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PAKISTAN     ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL   INDIA
= 50,000  653,800                   1.4 million
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                 MAIN BATTLE TANKS
= 200     2,496                     3,565
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                    COMBAT AIRCRAFT
= 50      433                         889
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                      ATTACK HELICOPTERS
= 50      273                         805
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                     DESTROYERS/FRIGATES
= 2        9                           27
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                       AIRCRAFT CARRIER
1
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                           SUBMARINES
           8                           16
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                        NUCLEAR WARHEADS
= 10      140-150                     130-140
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                              MISSILES*
= 2        60                           54
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*Short and medium-range ballistic missiles
Source: IISS, SIPRI    Picture: AP       © GRAPHIC NEWS