Top 10 powerful militaries in world | Check where India stands

As per the Global Firepower Index, the United States has the world's strongest military force. (PwrIndx: 0.0712) Image Source : AP

Russia is in the second spot. The Russian military has 1.15 million personnel. (PwrIndx: 0.0714) Image Source : AP

Next is Chian, its People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force. (PwrIndx: 0.0722) Image Source : AP

India is in the fourth spot. It consists of three professional uniformed services. (PwrIndx: 0.1025) Image Source : PTI

The UK is in fifth place. It has professional force with a total strength of 190,170 personnel. (PwrIndx: 0.1435) Image Source : AP

South Korea Armed Forces has a personnel strength of 3,600,000. (PwrIndx: 0.1505) Image Source : AP

Pakistan is in 7th place. Pak Army is the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. (PwrIndx: 0.1694) Image Source : AP

Japan is ranked 8 out of 145 countries. (PwrIndx: 0.1711) Image Source : AP

France stands at the 9th spot. It also has the largest military by size in the EU. (PwrIndx: 0.1848) Image Source : AP

Italy ranked 10th this year. This country is a Founding Member of NATO. (PwrIndx: 0.1973) Image Source : AP

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