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The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_India) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army) military operations.
The Indian Army maintains the second largest active force in the world.
The Indian Army is a military service, with a troop strength of over one million. It is a completely voluntary service, the military draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_draft) never having been imposed in India. The army has rich combat experience in diverse terrains, considering India's diversity on this front, and also has a distinguished history of serving in United Nations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations) peacekeeping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping) operations.
The force is headed by the Chief of Army Staff (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_of_the_Indian_Army), currently General J.J. Singh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joginder_Jaswant_Singh). The highest rank in the Indian Army is Field Marshal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Marshal), but it is an honorary rank and appointments are made by the President of India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_India), on the advice of the Union Cabinet of Ministers, only in exceptional circumstances.
General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Manekshaw) and the late General K.M. Cariappa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Marshal_Kodandera_Madappa_Cariappa) are the only two officers who have attained this rank.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_the_Indian_Army.svg/225px-Flag_of_the_Indian_Army.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_the_Indian_Army.svg)
Role
The Indian Army doctrine defines the role of the Indian Army as
"The Indian Army is the land component of the Indian Armed Forces which exist to uphold the ideals of the Constitution of India. As a major component of national power, along with the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, the roles of the Indian Army are as follows :-
Primary Role: Preserve national interests and safeguard sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of India against any external threats by deterrence or by waging war.
Secondary Role: Assist Government agencies to cope with ‘proxy war’ and other internal threats and provide aid to civil authority when requisitioned for the purpose."
The Indian Army maintains the second largest active force in the world.
The Indian Army is a military service, with a troop strength of over one million. It is a completely voluntary service, the military draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_draft) never having been imposed in India. The army has rich combat experience in diverse terrains, considering India's diversity on this front, and also has a distinguished history of serving in United Nations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations) peacekeeping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping) operations.
The force is headed by the Chief of Army Staff (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_of_the_Indian_Army), currently General J.J. Singh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joginder_Jaswant_Singh). The highest rank in the Indian Army is Field Marshal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Marshal), but it is an honorary rank and appointments are made by the President of India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_India), on the advice of the Union Cabinet of Ministers, only in exceptional circumstances.
General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Manekshaw) and the late General K.M. Cariappa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Marshal_Kodandera_Madappa_Cariappa) are the only two officers who have attained this rank.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_the_Indian_Army.svg/225px-Flag_of_the_Indian_Army.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_the_Indian_Army.svg)
Role
The Indian Army doctrine defines the role of the Indian Army as
"The Indian Army is the land component of the Indian Armed Forces which exist to uphold the ideals of the Constitution of India. As a major component of national power, along with the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, the roles of the Indian Army are as follows :-
Primary Role: Preserve national interests and safeguard sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of India against any external threats by deterrence or by waging war.
Secondary Role: Assist Government agencies to cope with ‘proxy war’ and other internal threats and provide aid to civil authority when requisitioned for the purpose."