The Indian Army is Indian.
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces .. Army. Army. Indian Armed Forces. Indian Armed Forces. land-based branch. army. The President of India serves as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army , and it is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff -LRB- COAS -RRB- , who is a four-star general .. Army. Army. President of India. President of India. Supreme Commander. Commander-in-Chief. Chief of Army Staff. Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. four-star. Four-star rank. general. General officer. Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal , a five-star rank , which is a ceremonial position of great honour .. field marshal. Field marshal ( India ). five-star rank. five-star rank. 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 finally became the national army after independence .. Army. Army. East India Company. East India Company. British Indian Army. British Indian Army. independence. Independence of India. The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in a number of battles and campaigns across the world , earning a large number of battle and theatre honours before and after Independence .. Army. Army. battle and theatre honours. Battle and theatre honours of the Indian Army. The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and nationhood unity , defending the nation from external aggression and internal threats , and maintaining peace and security within its borders .. Army. Army. national security. National Security Council ( India ). nationhood unity. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. defending. Defence ( military ). its borders. :Category :Borders of India. It conducts humanitarian rescue operations during natural calamities and other disturbances , like Operation Surya Hope , and can also be requisitioned by the government to cope with internal threats .. Operation Surya Hope. Operation Surya Hope. It is a major component of national power alongside the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force .. Indian Navy. Indian Navy. Indian Air Force. Indian Air Force. 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 .. Operation Vijay. Operation Vijay ( 1961 ). Operation Meghdoot. Operation Meghdoot. Operation Cactus. Operation Cactus. Apart from conflicts , the army has conducted large peace time exercises like Operation Brasstacks and Exercise Shoorveer , and it has also been an active participant in numerous United Nations peacekeeping missions including the ones in Cyprus , Lebanon , Congo , Angola , Cambodia , Vietnam , Namibia , El Salvador , Liberia , Mozambique and Somalia .. Operation Brasstacks. Operation Brasstacks. United Nations peacekeeping missions. Indian Army United Nations peacekeeping missions. The Indian Army has a regimental system , but is operationally and geographically divided into seven commands , with the basic field formation being a division .. Army. Army. regimental system. Regiment#Regimental system. seven commands. Indian Army#Commands. division. Division ( military ). It is an all-volunteer force and comprises more than 80 % of the country 's active defence personnel .. all-volunteer force. Volunteer military. It is the 2nd largest standing army in the world , with 1,200,255 active troops and 990,960 reserve troops .. 2nd largest standing army. List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel. The army has embarked on an infantry modernisation program known as Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System -LRB- F-INSAS -RRB- , and is also upgrading and acquiring new assets for its armoured , artillery and aviation branches .. F-INSAS. F-INSAS