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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 Cho La incident, the 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish, the Kargil War, and the Siachen conflict among others.
Collar color is a set of terms denoting groups of working individuals based on the colors of their collars worn at work. These can commonly reflect one's occupation within a broad class, or sometimes gender; [ 1] at least in the late 20th and 21st century, these are generally metaphorical and not a description of typical present apparel.
The defence industry sector of India is a strategically important sector in India. [ 1] India has one of the world's largest military forces with a strength of over 1.44 million active personnel. The country has the world's largest volunteer military of over 5.1 million personnel. [ 2] The total budget sanctioned for the Indian military for the ...
The Military Engineer Services (MES) is an inter-service organisation with military and civilian components of its officers and subordinate staff. MES is one of the oldest and largest government defence infrastructure-development agencies in India. Construction work is done with contracts, but maintenance is conducted by departmentally-employed ...
Agnipath Scheme [1] (also spelled Agneepath Scheme) (Hindi: Agnīpath Yojanā, transl. Agnipath [Fireway] Scheme) is a tour of duty style scheme approved by the Government of India on 14 June 2022 and implemented in the country a few months later in September 2022, for recruitment of soldiers below the rank of commissioned officers into the three services of the armed forces. [2]
Goa, Daman & Diu. The operation by the Military of India that led to the incorporation of Portuguese India (Goa, Daman, and Diu) into India. 5. Operation Ablaze. 1965. Indo-Pak Border (Western sector) Operations by the Indian Army along the western border in May-June 1965, following Pakistani attack in the Rann of Kutch.
The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) ( romanized: Raksha Mantralay) is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the ceremonial commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the country.
The various decorations and medals are worn in the following order: [ 7][ 8][ 9] Note that the Police Medals, Fire Services Medals, Correctional Services Medals, Home Guards and Civil Defence Medals, and Tatrakshak Medals are excluded from the above list. The above order of precedence of awards is as per the Indian Army.