how is the military capability India vs Pakistan, ?

 India vs Pakistan, how is the military capability?

The tension between India and Pakistan has reached its peak in the attack on tourists in the Pahalgam region of Kashmir. Both countries have announced a number of reciprocal measures, including diplomatic expulsions and closure of airspace for flights.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that his armed forces will be given "complete operational freedom" in response to the Pahalgam attack - so that they can independently determine the method, target and time of response to the Pahalgam attack.

On the other hand, Pakistan's information minister, citing intelligence information, says that India wants to take military action and that if it does so, "there will be a strong response."

India and Pakistan have fought three wars before, the last of which was in 1971. In addition, there was a limited war in Kargil in 1999, when the threat of nuclear war first became apparent.

Global Firepower provides an idea of ​​military power and weapons in the world. Their website says that by 2025, India will be the fourth most powerful military power in the world after the United States, Russia and China.

In comparison, Pakistan is slightly behind. They are in 12th position out of 145 countries.

According to a report by the Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India spent nine times more on defense than Pakistan in 2024.

According to that report, in 2025, India plans to spend the equivalent of about $86 billion on its defense sector, while Pakistan has allocated a little over $10 billion for its armed forces in the 2024-25 fiscal year.

India is ahead in terms of military strength. According to Global Firepower, India's total active troops are a little over 1.45 million, while Pakistan's number is a little over 650,000. India is also ahead in terms of reserve forces or paramilitary forces.

Is India ahead in terms of land power or Pakistan ahead

India is ahead in most areas in terms of land power. However, Pakistan is ahead in the number of automatic weapons, self-propelled artillery and mobile rocket projectors or rocket launchers. Pakistan's self-propelled artillery number is 662, while India's is 100. Pakistan has 600 mobile rocket projectors, India has 264.

India is ahead in terms of numbers in several other areas. India has 4,201 tanks, 148,594 armoured vehicles, and 3,975 towed artillery. Pakistan has 2,627 tanks, 17,516 armoured vehicles, and 2,629 towed artillery.

India ahead in naval warships

India is ahead of Pakistan in all aspects of naval warships except mine warfare.

According to Global Firepower, the Indian Navy's total 293 warships include two aircraft carriers, 13 destroyers, 14 frigates, 18 submarines, 18 corvettes and 135 patrol vessels.

The Pakistani Navy's total 121 warships do not include aircraft carriers or destroyers. They have nine frigates, eight submarines, nine corvettes, and 69 patrol vessels.

While India has aircraft carriers, Pakistan does not have any

Air Power

The Indian Air Force has 31 squadrons, each with 17 to 18 fighter jets. On the other hand, the Pakistan Air Force has 11 squadrons.

According to Global Firepower, India has a total of 2,229 aircraft, while Pakistan has 1,399.

Pakistan has 418 fighter jets - 90 of which are bombers. On the other hand, India has 643 fighter jets, 130 of which are bombers.

The two most effective weapons of the Pakistan Air Force are the F-16 from the United States and the JF-17 Thunder, built with Chinese assistance. The JF-17 is a light, all-weather, day-night fighter jet, developed by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra, Pakistan, and the Chengdu Aircraft Industry of China.

In the last few years, the Rafale fighter jet from France has been a major addition to the Indian Air Force. The aircraft is capable of carrying nuclear weapons and can strike targets at a distance of 150 km in the air and 300 km from the air to the ground.

It is a modernized version of the Mirage 2000 used by the Indian Air Force, and India currently has 51 Mirage 2000 aircraft.

Apart from fighter aircraft, India also has 270 transport aircraft, 351 training aircraft, 6 refueling tankers and 979 helicopters, of which 80 are attack helicopters.

Pakistan has 64 transport aircraft, 565 training aircraft, 4 refueling tankers and 430 helicopters, of which 57 are attack helicopters.

India has 311 active military air bases, while Pakistan has 116.

Nuclear weapons

A 2024 report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a Swedish think tank, on nuclear weapons says that the two countries are almost at the same level in terms of nuclear warheads.

According to that report, India has an estimated 172 nuclear warheads, while Pakistan has an estimated 170.

However, it is not clear exactly how many warheads the two countries have in operational or ready condition.

According to SIPRI, Pakistan is mainly developing nuclear weapons in competition with India, while India is focusing on long-range weapons. That is, weapons that can also target China.

China, which is a neighbor of India and Pakistan and the world's third largest nuclear power, increased its nuclear arsenal, or warheads, by 22 percent in 2024. Its total number of warheads now increased from 410 to 500.