united states has the largest standing army in the world.
united states has the largest standing army in the world.
who has the largest standing army in the world?
united states
since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, china's economy has been one of the world's fastest-growing with annual growth rates consistently above 6 percent. according to the world bank, china's gdp grew from $150 billion in 1978 to $12.24 trillion by 2017. according to official data, china's gdp in 2018 was 90 trillion yuan ($13.28 trillion). since 2010, china has been the world's second-largest economy by nominal gdp and since 2014, the largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity (ppp). china is also the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods. china is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world's largest standing army and second-largest defense budget. the prc is a permanent member of the united nations security council as it replaced the roc in 1971, as well as an active global partner of asean plus mechanism. china is also a leading member of numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the shanghai cooperation organization (sco), wto, apec, brics, the bcim, and the g20. china has been characterized as a potential superpower, mainly because of its massive population, economy, and military.
china
the indian army is a voluntary service, the military draft having never been imposed in india. it is one of the largest standing armies (and the largest standing volunteer army) in the world, with 1,129,900 active troops and 960,000 reserve troops. the force is headed by the chief of army staff of the indian army, general bipin rawat. the highest rank in the indian army is field marshal, but it is a largely ceremonial rank and appointments are made by the president of india, on the advice of the union cabinet of ministers, only in exceptional circumstances. (see field marshal (india)). late field marshal s.h.f.j. manekshaw and the late field marshal kodandera madappa cariappa are the only two officers who have attained this rank.
indian armed forces