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Indian Armed Forces and Paramilitary Army

: 960,000 men

Air Force Navy

: 113,000 men

47,000 men

Paramilitary : 600,000 men

31 Divisions (2 armoured) + 13 Brigades

including 1 para

920 Combat aircraft, 60 armed helicopters

49 Surface ships (including 1 aircraft carrier)

8 submarines

under Ministry of Home Affairs

UK defence sales: £1.43 billion since 1975

Social

Life Expectancy : male 52 years, female 54 years Infant mortality (per thousand): 121.2

Adult Literacy: 36%

Primary School Enrolment : 76%

Language and Religion

15 official languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Urdu, Telegu, Marathi. (English is widely used in government and business). BBC BBC broadcasts in all but last two.

Hindus (83%), Muslims (11%), Christians (2.5%), Sikhs (2%), Buddhists (0.5%, Jains (0.5%).

SOUTH ASIAN DEPARTMENT

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

JANUARY 1986