Total army in india

The Indian Army was established on 1 April alongside the long established presidency armies of the East India Company , which too were absorbed into it in 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 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. 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. 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.

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The Indian Army is operationally and geographically divided into seven commands , with the basic field formation being a division. It is the largest standing army in the world , [ 8 ] with 1,, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] active troops and , reserve troops. Until the independence of India , the "Indian Army" was a British-commanded force defined as "the force recruited locally and permanently based in India, together with its expatriate British officers"; [ 16 ] the "British Army in India" referred to British Army units posted to India for a tour of duty.

Its main function was to record orders that were issued to the army by various departments of the East India Company for the territories under its control. With the Charter Act , the Secretariat of the government of the East India Company was reorganised into four departments, including a Military Department. The army in the presidencies of Bengal , Bombay and Madras functioned as respective Presidency Armies until 1 April , when they were unified into a single force known as the Indian Army.

Indian army structure

The Indian Army was a critical force for maintaining the primacy of the British Empire , both in India and throughout the world. The Kitchener Reforms brought the British Army to a new century. The United Kingdom made promises of self-governance to the Indian National Congress in return for its support but reneged on them after the war, following which the Indian Independence movement gained strength.