Indian Army
The Indian Army is the part of the Indian Military which operates on land. It is the largest part of the Indian Military. It was started as the British Indian Army in 1895 and later absorbed the Presidency armies. In 1947 it became the army of independent India.
In 2010, Indian Army had 1,128,000 active personnel and 960,000 personnel.[3] It has more soldiers than any other nation except China, the United States, and Russia. Majority of the Indian Army's forces are currently stationed in the northern region of Kashmir.[4]
Indian Army Media
No. 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery with RML7 pounder "Steel Gun" Mountain Gun in Review Order. Left to right Naick, Havaldar, Subadar (Sikhs) and Gunner (Punjabi Musalman) c. 1895.
Indian Cavalry on the Western Front during World War I.
Indian Army Hall of Fame at Leh, near Indo-Tibet border
Indian Army officer next to a destroyed Pakistani Sherman tank, after the battle of Asal Uttar.
Lt Gen A A K Niazi (right), Commander of the Pakistani Eastern Command, signing the Instrument of Surrender under the gaze of Lt Gen J S Arora.
An Indian Army soldier, part of a patrolling group, in snow camouflage holding a SIG 716i.
Yudh Abhyas 2012 – US and Indian Army military exercise video trailer
References
- ↑ "Army facing shortage of over 1 lakh personnel amid border tensions: Government". India Today. 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2017. Routledge. 2017. ISBN 978-1-85743-900-7.
- ↑ IISS 2010, pp. 360
- ↑ "General V K Singh takes over as new Indian Army chief - Times of India ►". The Times of India.