Print|Close this window
FACTBOX - Pakistan, India troop strength,deployments
Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:37pm IST
REUTERS - Tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan has risensharply after last month's militant attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai thatkilled 179 people.Although most analysts say war is very unlikely, international unease isgrowing.Following are estimates of military strength of Pakistan and India, as well assome information about where troops are believed to be deployed:PAKISTANDefence budget: Pakistan increased defence spending by nearly 7 percent inJune to 296 billion rupees ($4.4 billion) for the 2008-09 fiscal year that beganon July 1.Estimated nuclear warheads: 25 to 50Troops: about 620,000 active; about 515,000 reserves; about 290,9000paramilitary troops.Equipment: about 2,460 tanks, about 2,000 artillery pieces; about 1,250armoured personnel carriers. The air force has about 415 combat aircraftwhile the navy has 8 submarines, 7 surface combatants.Missile types and ranges: Shaheen 1 (600 km/375 miles), Shaheen 2 (up to2,000 km/1,200 miles), Ghauri 1 (1,500/940 miles) Ghauri 2 (2,300 km/1,440miles), Hatf 1 (100 km/63 miles), Hatf 2 (180 km/110 miles), Hatf 3 (290km/180 miles), Babur cruise missile (500 km/310 miles).Deployment: The military does not publish information about the deploymentof troops but it has said about 100,000 soldiers, from both the army andparamilitary forces, have been on the western border with Afghanistan.The remainder are stationed at bases around the country, many of them near the so-called Line of Control, that divides the Kashmir region, and near theinternational border with India that runs south to the Arabian Sea.Pakistani military officials have said a "limited number" of soldiers have beenmoved off the Western border, from snow-bound areas and areas whereoperations were not being conducted, "for defensive measures".Military officials have officially denied any build-up of forces on the Indianborder though a security official said some troops had been moved there.Residents of areas near the border India have not reported any sign of troopmovements and travellers have not reported seeing large military convoys onroads leading to the Indian border.INDIADefence budget: India increased defence spending by 10 percent in Februaryto $26.5 billion for the 2008-09 fiscal year.India plans to spend $30 billion over the next four years to modernise itslargely Soviet-era arms. Estimated nuclear warheads: 70-100Troops: India's military strength stands at 1.3 million, the fourth largest in theworld and growing in strength with thousands recruited every year.
12/29/2008FACTBOX - Pakistan, India troop stren…http://in.reuters.com/articlePrint?articl…1/2
Leave a Comment