Army🌏 India
Indian Army
"Service Before Self (Seva Paramo Dharma)"
Branch Overview
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and national unity, defending the nation from external aggression and internal threats.
Command & Organization
Chief / Commander
General Upendra Dwivedi
Vice Chief
Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani
Key Commands / Formations
- Western Command (Chandimandir)
- Eastern Command (Kolkata)
- Northern Command (Udhampur)
- Southern Command (Pune)
- Central Command (Lucknow)
- South Western Command (Jaipur)
- Training Command (Shimla)
Operational Bases
- Babina Cantonment
- Bathinda Cantonment
- Jodhpur Cantonment
Assigned Equipment & Capabilities
Missiles (3)
Air Defense (1)
Operational Strength
- Branch Type
- Army
- Founded
- 1 April 1895
- Headquarters
- New Delhi, India
- Current Commander
- General Upendra Dwivedi (Chief of the Army Staff)
- Active Personnel
- 1,237,117
- Reserve Personnel
- 960,000
