The Indian Army is Indian.
The Indian Armed Forces -LRB- Hindi -LRB- in IAST -RRB-  : Bharatiya Sasastra Senaem -RRB- are the military forces of the Republic of India .. Hindi. Hindi. military forces. armed forces. Republic of India. India. It consists of three professional uniformed services  : the Indian Army , Indian Navy , and Indian Air Force .. Indian Army. Indian Army. Indian Navy. Indian Navy. Indian Air Force. Indian Air Force. Army. Army ranks and insignia of India. Air Force. Air Force ranks and insignia of India. Navy. Naval ranks and insignia of India. Additionally , the Indian Armed Forces are supported by Indian Coast Guard and paramilitary organisations -LRB- Assam Rifles , and Special Frontier Force -RRB- and various inter-service commands and institutions such as the Strategic Forces Command , the Andaman and Nicobar Command and the Integrated Defence Staff .. Indian Coast Guard. Indian Coast Guard. paramilitary organisations. Paramilitary Forces of India. Assam Rifles. Assam Rifles. Special Frontier Force. Special Frontier Force. Strategic Forces Command. Strategic Forces Command. Andaman and Nicobar Command. Andaman and Nicobar Command. Integrated Defence Staff. Ministry of Defence ( India )#Integrated Defence Staff ( IDS ). The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces .. President. President of India. President of India. President of India. Supreme Commander. Commander-in-Chief. The Indian Armed Forces are under the management of the Ministry of Defence -LRB- MoD -RRB- of the Government of India .. Government of India. Government of India. With strength of over 1.4 million active personnel , it is world 's 3rd largest military force and has the world 's largest volunteer army .. volunteer. volunteer military. It is important to note that the Central Armed Police Forces , which are commonly and incorrectly referred to as ` Paramilitary Forces ' , are headed by officers from the Indian Police Service and are under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs , not the Ministry of Defence .. Central Armed Police Forces. Central Armed Police Forces. Indian Police Service. Indian Police Service. Ministry of Home Affairs. Ministry of Home Affairs ( India ). The Indian armed forces have been engaged in a number of major military operations , including the Indo-Pakistani wars of 1947 , 1965 and 1971 , the Portuguese-Indian War , the Sino-Indian War , the 1967 Chola incident , the 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish , the Kargil War , and the Siachen conflict among others .. Indo-Pakistani wars of 1947. Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Portuguese-Indian War. Portuguese-Indian War. Sino-Indian War. Sino-Indian War. Chola incident. Chola incident. 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish. 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish. Kargil War. Kargil War. Siachen conflict. Siachen conflict. India honours its armed forces and military personnel annually on Armed Forces Flag Day , 7 December .. Armed Forces Flag Day. Armed Forces Flag Day. Since 1962 , the IAF has maintained close military relations with Russia , including cooperative development on programmes such as the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft -LRB- FGFA -RRB- and the Multirole Transport Aircraft -LRB- MTA -RRB- .. military relations with Russia. India–Russia relations#Military relations. Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft. Sukhoi / HAL FGFA. Multirole Transport Aircraft. Il-214. Armed with nuclear triad , the Indian armed forces are steadily undergoing modernisation , with investments in areas such as futuristic soldier systems and missile defence system .. nuclear triad. nuclear triad. futuristic soldier systems. F-INSAS. missile defence system. Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme. The Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production of equipment used by the Indian Armed Forces .. It comprises the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board and 8 Defence PSUs namely , HAL , BEL , BEML , BDL , MDL , GSL , GRSE and Midhani .. Indian Ordnance Factories. Indian Ordnance Factories. Ordnance Factories Board. Ordnance Factories Board. HAL. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. BEL. Bharat Electronics. BEML. Bharat Earth Movers. BDL. Bharat Dynamics. MDL. Mazagon Dock Limited. GSL. Goa Shipyard Limited. GRSE. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers. Midhani. Mishra Dhatu Nigam. India was the largest importer of defence equipment in 2014 with Russia , Israel , France and the United States being the top foreign suppliers of military equipment .. The Government of India has launched Make in India initiative to indigenise manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports , including defence imports and procurement .. Government of India. Government of India. Make in India. Make in India