Indian Army 🇮🇳

The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army,[4] and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general. Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great honour. The Indian Army originated from the armies of the East India Company, which eventually became the British Indian Army, and the armies of the princely states, which were merged into the national army after independence. The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in several battles and campaigns around the world, earning many battle and theatre honours before and after Independence.[5]

Indian Army

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Ensign of the Indian Army

Founded

26 January 1950; 72 years ago (as current service)

1 April 1895; 127 years ago (as British Indian Army)

Country

 India

Type

Army

Role

Land warfare

Size

1,237,117 active personnel[1]

960,000 reserve personnel[2]

Part of

Indian Armed Forces

Headquarters

Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi

Motto(s)

सेवा परमो धर्म: (Sanskrit)

Sēvā Paramō Dharma: (ISO)

transl. "Service Before Self"

Colours

Gold, red and black

   

Indian Army
Ensign of the Indian Army

March

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(Keep stepping forward)

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(The Guard of Honour)

Anniversaries

Army Day: 15 January

Aircraft

315[3]

Engagements

First Kashmir War,

Second Kashmir War,

Sino-Indian War of 1962,

Nathu La and Cho La clashes,

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Lahore Front,

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971,

Siachen conflict,

Kargil War,

2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff,

2008 Indo-Pakistani standoff,

2011 India–Pakistan border skirmish,

2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes,

2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes,

2016 Indian Line of Control strike,

2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes,

2019 India–Pakistan

Commanders

Commander-in-Chief

President Ram Nath Kovind

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

Vacant

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CCSC)

General Manoj Mukund Naravane (Acting), PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)

General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC

Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS)

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Notable

commanders

Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, OBE

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, MC

General K. S. Thimayya, DSO

Insignia

Flag

Flag of Indian Army.svg

Aircraft flown

Attack

HAL Rudra, HAL LCH

Helicopter

HAL Dhruv, HAL Chetak, HAL Cheetah

The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and national unity, to defend the nation from external aggression and internal threats, and to maintain peace and security within its borders. It conducts humanitarian rescue operations during natural calamities and other disturbances, such as Operation Surya Hope, and can also be requisitioned by the government to cope with internal threats. It is a major component of national power, alongside the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force.[6] The army has been involved in four wars with neighbouring Pakistan and one with China. Other major operations undertaken by the army include Operation Vijay, Operation Meghdoot, and Operation Cactus. The army has conducted large peacetime exercises such as Operation Brasstacks and Exercise Shoorveer, and it has also been an active participant in numerous United Nations peacekeeping missions, including those in Cyprus, Lebanon, Congo, Angola, Cambodia, Vietnam, Namibia, El Salvador, Liberia, Mozambique, South Sudan, and Somalia.

Aircraft flown

The Indian Army is operationally and geographically divided into seven commands, with the basic field formation being a division. Below the division level are permanent regiments that are responsible for their own recruiting and training. The army is an all-volunteer force and comprises more than 80% of the country's active defence personnel. It is the largest standing army in the world,with 1,237,117,active troops and 960,000 reserve troops.The army has embarked on an infantry modernisation program known as Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS), and is also upgrading and acquiring new assets for its armoured, artillery, and aviation branches.

Source- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Army

Date of publish- 9 April 2022