India’s armed revolution

INDIA’S ARMED
REVOLUTION
BY
S.LOHITHYA RAJ,
T.RAKSHAN RAMACHANDREN.
ARMED FORCES FLAG DAY
• Every year, December 7 is observed as the Armed Forces Flag Day in

India to honour the martyrs, veterans and serving personnel of the
defence forces. The day has been observed annually since 1949 to
remember the services of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and collect
funds to ensure their and their family’s well-being.
INDIA’S WARS FOR NATION
• 1947 – Indo Pak War

• Just after getting independence, Pakistan
tried infiltrating Jammu and Kashmir as
• 1962 – India-China War
they wanted to make Kashmir, an
integral part of their Pakistan and it • As China is known for its nature of not
became the reason for the first four Indo- adhering to terms and conditions, and this
Pakistan wars…. is what became the reason for the Sino-
India war of 1962. China refused to accept
the Mac Mohan Line and Chinese troops
captured Tibet abruptly and the Indian
Army wasn’t even prepared to be attacked
by the neighbor country.
INDIA’S WARS FOR NATION
• 1999 – Kargil War • 1971 – Vijay Diwas
• In 1971, India extended it help to
• The forward post was
Bangladesh which was then East
captured by the Pakistani
Pakistan to help it in getting free. The
troops and terrorists and it war began with Operation Chengiz
became the reason for this • 1965 – Indo-Pakistan War Khan’s aerial strikes on 11 Indian air
war. The war took place stations, which led to the
• Just after three years of fighting
between May and July of commencement of hostilities with
with china, India was facing Pakistan and Indian entry into the war
1999 in Jammu and Kashmir’s another enemy country from for independence in East Pakistan on
Kargil district.... different borders. The Pakistani the side of Bengali nationalist forces,
Army launched a covert operation expanding the existing conflict with
across the ceasefire line in Indian and Pakistani forces engaging
Kashmir in 1965. It is considered on both eastern and western fronts....
to be one of the most prominent
wars fought by India....
INDIAN ARMY
• The Indian Army, a voluntary service, is one of the world's largest

standing armies, with 1,237,000 active troops and 800,000 reserve
troops. Headed by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, the highest rank
is Field Marshal, appointed by the President of India on the advice of
the Union Cabinet of Ministers. The army has a rich combat experience
in diverse terrains and has served in United Nations peacekeeping
operations. It has participated in several UN peacekeeping operations,
including Cyprus, Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Angola, Cambodia, Vietnam, Namibia, El Salvador, Liberia,
Mozambique, and Somalia.
INDIAN NAVY
• The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian armed forces. With
58,350 men and women, including 7,000 personnel of the Indian Naval
Air Arm, 1,200 Marine Commandos (MARCOS) and 1,000 personnel of
the Sagar Prahari Bal.The Indian Navy is one of the world’s largest
naval forces and developed into a blue water navy.The Indian Navy has
a large operational fleet consisting of 2 aircraft carriers, 1 amphibious
transport dock, 9 Landing ship tanks, 10 destroyers, 14 frigates, 1
nuclear-powered attack submarine, 14 conventionally-powered attack
submarines, 24 corvettes, 6 mine countermeasure vessels, 25 patrol
vessels, 4 fleet tankers and various auxiliary vessels.
INDIAN AIR FORCES
• The International Air Force (IAF) relies on various military craft and
technology for its growth. The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is the primary air
superiority fighter, with 272 ordered, with 205 in service as of May
2015. The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a dedicated air superiority fighter, with 66
in service and being upgraded to the MiG-29UPG standard. The
Dassault Mirage 2000 is the primary multirole fighter, with 49 being
upgraded to the Mirage 2000-5 MK2 standard. A smaller version of
BrahMos missile is being developed for Sukhoi Su-30MKI, expected to
be delivered by 2015.
JASWANTH
SINGH
THANK YOU !

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INDIA’S ARMED

• Every year, December 7 is observed as the Armed Forces Flag Day in

• 1947 – Indo Pak War

• The Indian Army, a voluntary service, is one of the world's largest

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