THE INDIAN ARMY
- 1. THE INDIAN ARMY “Seva Parmao Dharma” – “Service Before Self” Presented by:- Nushrath Beegam NS04 Natural Science Zainab Memorial College of Teacher Education Cherkala,Kasaragod,Kerala
- 2. Founded : 1 April 1895;123 years ago Size : 1,237,117 active personnel 960,000 reserve personnel 174 aircrafts Part of : Indian Armed Forces Headquarters : New Delhi Motto(s) : “Service Before Self” Colors : Gold, Red and Black Anniversaries : 15 January – Army Day Website : indianarmy.nic.in
- 3. Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of Indian Armed Forces. • Indian Army originated from the Armies of the East India Company, eventually became the British Indian Army and the armies of the princely states, and it finally became the National Army after Independence
- 4. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and it is commanded by Chief of Army Staff(COAS), which is a four-star General Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five star rank which is a ceremonial position of great honor.
- 5. The Flag of Indian Army
- 6. Structure of Indian Army
- 7. Since Independence, the Indian Army has been involved in 4 wars with Pakistan and 1 with China The army has also been an active participant in UN Peace keeping Missions Other major operations undertaken by the Army:- 1. Operation Vijay – Kargil War in 1999 2. Operation Meghdoot – to gain control over Siachen Glacier in 1984 3. Operation Cactus – to stop a Military Coup in Maldives in 1988
- 8. Role: To ensure the national security and safeguard sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of India from external aggressions and threats
- 9. War fighting to meet External Aggression TASKS Internal Security Managemen t to include Internal Threats Force Projection Render Humanitarian Assistance , Disaster Relief and Aid to Civil Authority during calamities and natural disasters Peace keeping Operations or Military Assistance
- 10. 2.SERVICES:- The remaining components of the army. Their primary duty is to provide logistics and administration for the army 1.ARMS:- Covers those troop which carry out actual operations Organization of the Indian Army
- 11. Fighting Arms Armor Infantry Mechanized Infantry Supporting Arms Signals Artillery Engineers Army Air Defense Army Aviation Corps services Army Service Corps Army Medical Corps Army Ordinance Corps Corps of electronics and mechanical engineers Remounted Veterinary Corps The Intelligence Corps
- 13. Celebrated on the 15th of January in the National Capital Delhi, in the form of parades and other military shows Lt. General KM Cariappa took over as the first Commander in Chief of the independent India in 1948 on this day Indian Army Day – Jan 15
- 14. AMAZING FACTS ABOUT INDIAN ARMY India has the biggest volunteer army in the world. India controls the highest battlefield in the world , The Siachen Glacier , at 5000 meters above Mean Sea Level(MSL). Indian soldiers are considered among the very best in high altitude and mountain warfare. The Indian Army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is one of the most elite military training centers in the world and is frequented by Special Ops teams from the US , UK and Russia.
- 15. Operation Rahat(2013) was one of the biggest civilian rescue operations ever carried out in the world The Indian Army built the highest altitude bridge in the world, The Bailey Bridge The Indian Army has a horsed Cavalry Regiment- one of the last three remaining of such regiments in the world
- 16. Indian Army is the third biggest military contingent in the world next to USA and China. AGNI is one of the best missile series of the world. AGNI and Prithvi both are nuclear capable ballistic missiles and are among the most accurate in the world in their respective categories. The missile BrahMos-2 is the fastest hypersonic missile in the world. AGNI-VI will give India the power to strike almost every part of the world.
- 17. RECENTS
- 18. In the worst ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, a suicide bomber rammed his explosive laden vehicle into a CRPF convoy on the Srinagar-Jammu highway The blast was followed by gun shots by terrorists at around 3:15 PM on 14 Feb 2019 Pakistan based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed took responsibility for the attack PULWAMA TERROR ATTACK
- 19. SUKMA ATTACK - 2018 On 13 march 2018, 9 CRPF personnel were killed and 6 others were injured when Maoists blew up a mine-protected vehicle with an IED in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh The attack came almost 11 days after Indian security personnel killed 10 alleged Naxalites in the forests of Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on March 2
- 20. SUNJUWAN ATTACK-2018 • On 10 Feb 2018, at predawn, Jaish-e- Mohammed Fidayeen attacked an Indian Army Camp in Sunjuwan, Jammu and Kashmir • 11 soldiers, 4 attackers and 1 civilian were killed and 20 • This attack coincided with the death anniversary of Afzal Guru, a convict in the 2001 Indian Parliament Attack
- 21. ..........And many more ………. The Indian Army plays an important role in protecting the lives of each and every Indian Salute to the Indian Army