About the Indian army
The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India . It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army , Indian Navy , and Indian Air Force . [12] Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by the Central Armed Police Forces , [13] Assam Rifles , Indian Coast Guard and Special Frontier Force and various inter-service commands and institutions such as the Strategic Forces Command , the Andaman and Nicobar Command and the Integrated Defence Staff . The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Armed Forces are under the management of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Government of India . With strength of over 1.4 million active personnel, [14] [15] it is the world's second-largest military force and...