How powerful was India's army in the 1970s?

It was pretty strong - based on this US govt ranking document from 1970 India had the 4th largest standing army in 1968 (and it still has the same ranking) and in terms of economy too India was doing pretty well. Source --> http://www.state. read more

It was pretty strong - based on this US govt ranking document from 1970 India had the 4th largest standing army in 1968 (and it still has the same ranking) and in terms of economy too India was doing pretty well. read more

Right after independence, India relied heavily on Soviet weapons which were considerably good at that point of time, and hence, India was powerful during the 1970s through 1990s. Indian military is undergoing rapid modernisation to meet world standards and Global Firepower Index rates India 4th in terms of military power (GFP Power Index rating of 0.1661 (0.0000 being perfect)). read more