Indian Army

Land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces

The Indian Army is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The Indian Army was established on 1 April 1895 alongside the long established presidency armies of the East India Company, which too were absorbed into it in 1903. Some princely states maintained their own armies which formed the Imperial Service Troops which, along with the Indian Army formed the land component of the Armed Forces of the Crown of India, responsible for the defence of the Indian Empire. The Imperial Service Troops were merged into the Indian 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.

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A massive manhunt is underway in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir following the tragic death of an Indian Army JCO and two village defense guards at..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago

An Indian Army JCO was killed and three others critically injured during an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Security forces..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 3 days ago

It was not immediately known which patrolling point the troops patrolled. The Indian Army has commenced a verification patrolling at Depsang, the second friction..
Credit: DNA - Published 1 week ago

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