Global Firepower Index 2025: India 4th; here are top 10 countries with the most powerful armed forces

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The United States continues to hold the leading position with 0.0744 PwrIndx.

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The second position was taken by the Russian military with 0.0788 PwrIndx.

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Chinese military was positioned third on the list with 0.0788 PwrIndx.

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India secured the fourth spot with a PwrIndx score of 0.1184.

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Ranking fifth, South Korea scored a PwrIndx of 0.1656.

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Sixth position was taken by the United Kingdom military with 0.1785 PwrIndx.

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With 0.1878 PwrIndx, the French Armed Forces took the seventh spot.

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The Japanese military stood eighth on the list with 0.1839 PwrIndx.

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Ninth place was taken by the Turkish Armed Forces with PwrIndx of 0.1902.

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Italian Military Power rounds off the top ten list with 0.2164 PwrIndx.

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Pakistan, which was ranked 9th in 2024, has now fallen to 12th place in the GFP Index 2025.

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Credit: Reuters