Hyderabad was eventually annexed by India and Kashmir became a perennial flash point between India and Pakistan.
Two Princely-ruled territories, Kashmir and Hyderabad, were also involved in the partition. By 1945, it had become the largest volunteer army in history with just over 2.5 million soldiers.ġ947 witnessed the partition of British India and the creation of the modern states of India and Pakistan (both with dominion status at this point). In 1932, the Indian Air Force was established as an auxiliary air force.Īt the outbreak of war in 1939, the Indian Army consisted of just under 200,000 soldiers. The Royal Indian Marine (RIM) was established in 1892, becoming the Royal Indian Navy in 1934. However, the British East India Company established the nascent components of the future Indian armed forces with the creation of army and naval units. Modern Indian armed forces can trace their military ancestry, in various forms, back several millennia, with Indian maritime history dating back some 5,000 years. This article provides an overview of the Indian Army’s recruitment and selection process for Commissioned Officers, usually referred to as ‘officers’. Part 01: Background to Indian Army officer recruitment and selection.
