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The Indian Armed Forces (: " Bhratya Saastra Sn ") 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 . Additionally , the Indian Armed Forces are supported by Indian Coast Guard and paramilitary organisations ( Assam Rifles , 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 ___MASK7___ . ___MASK71___ million active personnel , it is world ' s 3rd largest military force and has the world ' s largest volunteer army . It is important to note that the Central Armed Police Forces , which are commonly and incorrectly referred to as ' Paramilitary Forces ', are headed by officers from the Indian Police Service and are under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs , not the Ministry of Defence . Lance Naik Albert Ekka , PVC ( 1942 -- 71 ) was a soldier in the Indian army . He died in service in the Battle of Hilli , during the Indo - Pakistan War of ___MASK96___ . He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra , India ' s highest award for valour in the face of the enemy . The Indo - Pakistani War of ___MASK96___ was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the events in the liberation war in East Pakistan from ___MASK68___ to the Fall of Dhaka on 16 December ___MASK96___ . The war began with preemptive aerial strikes on 11 Indian air stations that led to the commencement of hostilities with Pakistan and Indian entry into the war of independence in East Pakistan on the side of Bengali nationalist forces . Lasting just 13 days , it is one of the shortest wars in history . Lance naik ( L / Nk ) is the equivalent rank to lance corporal in the Pakistan , Bangladesh and Indian Armies and before ___MASK75___ , in the British Indian Army , ranking below naik . In cavalry units the equivalent is acting lance daffadar . Like British lance corporals , each wears a single rank chevron . India , officially the Republic of India (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over ___MASK7___ . ___MASK89___ billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . India ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Bogra is a major city located in the Bogra District , Rajshahi Division , Bangladesh , and acts as the major commerce hub in the Bogra District . Described by some as the " nerve centre of Northern Bangladesh ", Bogra is a bridge between the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division . The city area of Borga is approximately , consists of ___MASK13___ wards , and has a population of around ___MASK51___ , ___MASK93___ people . Currently the mayor of the municipality is Adv . Mahabubar Rahman . The Indian Army was the principal army of India before independence from the United Kingdom in ___MASK75___ . It was responsible for the defence of both British India and the Princely states , which could also have their own armies . The Indian Army was an important part of the British Empire ' s forces , both in India and abroad , particularly during the First World War and the Second World War . The Bangladesh Liberation War ('), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence , or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh , was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self - determination movement in East Pakistan and the ___MASK96___ Bangladesh genocide . It resulted in the independence of the People ' s Republic of Bangladesh . The war began after the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan launched Operation Searchlight against the people of East Pakistan on the night of 25 March ___MASK96___ . It pursued the systematic elimination of nationalist Bengali civilians , students , intelligentsia , religious minorities and armed personnel . The junta annulled the results of the ___MASK78___ elections and arrested Prime Minister - elect Sheikh Mujibur Rahman . East Pakistan , present - day Bangladesh , was a provincial state of Pakistan that existed in the Bengal region of the northeast of South Asia from ___MASK16___ until ___MASK96___ , following the One Unit programme that laid the existence of East Pakistan . A five - star rank is a very senior military rank , first established in the United States in ___MASK49___ , with a five - star insignia , and corresponding ranks in other countries . The rank is that of the most senior operational military commanders , and within NATO ' s " standard rank scale " it is designated by the code OF - 10 . The Indian Army is the land - based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces . The President of India serves as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army , and it is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff ( COAS ), who 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 honour . The Indian Army originated from the armies of the East India Company , which eventually became the British Indian Army , and the armies of the princely states , which finally became the national army after independence . The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in a number of battles and campaigns across the world , earning a large number of battle and theatre honours before and after Independence . The Battle of Hilli or the Battle of Bogra was a major battle fought in the Indo - Pakistani War of ___MASK96___ and Bangladesh Liberation War . It is generally regarded as the most pitched battle that took place in East Pakistan , now Bangladesh . The battle of Hilli took place between 23 November ___MASK96___ and 11 December ___MASK96___ , although the final surrender took place on 18 December ___MASK96___ .