The main role of military is to protect the sovereignty of the nation and to keep its people and the borders safe.

Asia is a huge continent. In fact it is the largest continent in the world. It has five of the world’s top 10 most powerful armies. Here is a brief overview of the top 10 most powerful militaries in Asia as of 2017, based on their Power Index (PwrIndx) scores provided by Global Firepower.

10) Vietnam (PwrIndx: 0.8253)

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam won against four Chinese dominations, three Mongol invasions, the French, and the U.S.

9) Indonesia (PwrIndx: 0.8008)

Indonesian army has about 400,000 active-duty personnel. Indonesia allocates around 4 percent of GDP to its military.

 

8) Taiwan (PwrIndx: 0.7564)

Officially the Republic of China, Taiwan maintains a large technologically advanced military. Although this fact seems largely unnoticed, Taiwan’s military buildup has succeeded and is now largely complete. The present military balance across the Taiwan Strait is somewhat more favorable for Taiwan, though Taiwan’s relative strength will inexorably decline over the next decade as China’s modernization effort continues.

7) Pakistan (PwrIndx: 0.7369)

Pakistan is a regional and middle power, and has the seventh largest standing armed forces in the world.

6) Israel (PwrIndx: 0.5887)

Israel has one of the highest ratios of defense spending to GDP of all developed nations. The Israel Defense Forces is the sole military wing of the Israel security forces. It comprises of the army, air force and navy.

5) Japan (PwrIndx: 0.5581)

Even though Japan has officially denounced its right to declare war, it maintains a modern military with the world’s eighth largest military budget. Its military might is used for self-defense and peacekeeping roles. The deployment of troops to Iraq marked the first overseas use of Japan’s military since the Second World War.