Very very short 80 words essay on this Indian Army
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Explanation:
India was under a colonial role of the British Empire until the year 1947. On the day of our independence, the Indian National Army too was finally liberated from alien rule too. It has been derived from the British Indian Army and armies from princely states, carrying a strong legacy and experience of battles or campaigns across the globe. The army is commanded by Chief of Army Staff, but the official Commander-in-Chief is the President of India. The operational and geographic division of army is into seven commands and has a regimental system. Indian army is world’s second largest army with around 1.2 million active troops.
Wars and Operations:
Indian Army has fought and won several glorious wars to protect its countries from foreign adversaries. The first one was for the liberation of the princely state of Kashmir, immediately after independence. Kashmir then ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh was invaded by unruly ‘Pathans’ and disguised members of Pakistani Army. As both armies clashed, an Instrument of Accession was signed in the favor of the Indian government. Under the UN-brokered peace process, a Line of Control came into existence and both armies retreated to their respective territories. The Indian army assisted while annexation of the princely states of Hyderabad, Goa and Daman & Diu. One of the most harrowing experience for the Indian army was 1962 was with China on the eastern Himalayan border of India. As China refused to recognize the McMahon line, it launched a full-scale aggression against the Indian army which fought with valor and might. Next significant incident was the Operation Gibraltar of August 1965 where the President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan launched the infiltration of their troops into the Indian Territory. The Indian Army retaliated with full force and captured areas even up to Lahore; they even hoisted the Indian Flag at the Haji Pir pass, which was a major victory. With casualties on both sides, peace was brokered by the international community at the Tashkent Declaration.