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The 5 Most Powerful Armies on Planet Earth ( Source/Copy Right @ The National Interest, Author- Kyle Mizokami)

Nirbhay Cruise Missile ( Image credits- DRDO) Source/Copy Right - The National Interest Author- Kyle Mizokami  Prioritizing the five most powerful armies on Earth is not an easy task. Each country has its own unique security situation that shapes its military in general and land power in particular, accordingly. Geographic, political, diplomatic and fiscal issues all determine army size. Does it exist in a bad neighborhood like India, Afghanistan or Jordan, or a nice neighborhood like the United States, Luxembourg or Canada? Is it internally focused, externally focused or both? How much in military spending can the government afford? The end of the Cold War marked shift of hard military power eastward. The British Army is projected to drop from 120,000 in 1990 to just 82,000 in 2020. The French Army has been cut from 236,000 in 1996 to just 119,000 personnel. The most striking cuts have appeared in Germany, where the army has declined from 360,000 in 1990 to 62,00

The Five Most Deadly Armies of Asia ( Source- The National Interest, Author- Micheal Peck)

Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ Author- United States Army Source- The National Interest Author- Micheal Peck Which Asian armies are the best in the region? Even if you get past the nationalist chest thumping, it's difficult to choose. What does having the "best" army mean for a hegemonic regional power like China, versus an island-nation like Japan, versus warring states on the mainland like the two Koreas? Does “best” mean the army that is most proficient or lavishly equipped? Or is it the one that most fits the needs of its country? But that's what makes Asia so fascinating. It has a variety of capable armies, but capable in different ways. Here are the top five in East and Southwest Asia: China: Some say the Chinese military is a paper tiger, rendered toothless by corruption and sloth. But even a tiger made of paper can crush you if it weighs 800 pounds. With an estimated active-duty ground force of 1.6 million and 9,000 tanks, the P