- The President of India is the supreme commander of the Indian Defence System.
- The whole administrative control of the Armed forces lies in the Ministry of Defence.
- Indian Defence System has been divided into three services-Army, Navy and Air Force.
INDIAN ARMY
- The Indian Army is organised into seven commands :
| Commands | Headquarters | |
| 1. | Western Command | Chandigarh |
| 2. | Eastern Command | Kolkata |
| 3. | Northern Command | 56 A. P. O. |
| 4. | Southern Command | Pune |
| 5. | Central Command | Lucknow |
| 6. | Army Training Command | Shimla |
| 7. | South Western Command | Jaipur |
NOTE
In most of the books, the HQ of training command is given at Mhow (M.P), which is wrong. The HQ of training command is in Shimla.
INDIAN AIR FORCE
- It is organised into seven commands:
| Commands | Headquarters |
| 1.Western Command | New Delhi |
| 2.Central Command | Allahabad |
| 3.Eastern Command | Shillong |
| 4.South Western Command | Jodhpur |
| 5.Training Command | Bangaluru |
| 6.Maintenance Command | Nagpur |
| 7.Southem Command | Thiruvananthapuram |
INDIAN NAVY
- It is organised into three commands:
| Commands | Headquarters |
| Eastern Command | Vishakhapatnam |
| Southern Command | Kochi |
| Western Command | Mumbai |
RANKS OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
| Army | Air Force | Navy |
| General | Air Chief Marshal | Admiral |
| Lt. General Major General | Air Marshal | Vice Admiral |
| Major General | Air Vice Marshal | Rear Admiral |
| Brigadier | Air Commodore | Commodore |
| Colonel | Group Captain | Captain |
| Lt. Colonel | Wing Commander | Commander |
| Major | Squadron Leader | Lt. Commander |
| Captain | Fit. Lieutenant | Lieutenant |
| Lieutenant | Flying Officer | Sub-Lieutenant |
INDIAN MISSILES
| Agni-I | Prithvi-I | Nag | |
| Type | Surface to Surface | Surface to Surface | Anti-tank missile |
| Range | 700km | 50-150km | 3-7km |
| Agni-II | Prithvi-II | Dhanush | |
| Type | Surface to Suface | Surface to Surface | Naval ship launched (variant of Prithvi Missile) |
| Range | 2000km | 350km | 350km |
| Agni-III | Prahar | Sagarika | |
| Type | Surface to Surface | Surface to Surface | Submarine launched Ballistic missile |
| Range | 3000km | 150km | 750km |
| Agni-IV | Aakash | Brahmos | |
| Type | Surface to Surface | Surface to Air | Stealth, Supersonic Cruise missile, that can be launched from01Submarine, Ships, Aircraft or Land |
| Range | 4000km | 30km | 290km |
| Agni-V | Trishul | Shaurya | |
| Type | Surface to Surface | Surface to Air | Surface to Surface |
| Range | 5000km | 9km | 700km |
PARAMILITARY AND RESERVED FORCES
| Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) | · It was established in 1962, after the Chinese attack.
· It is basically employed in the Northern borders for monitoring the borders and also to stop smuggling and illegal immigration. |
| National Security Guards(NSG) | · It was established in 1984.
· It has been established to counter the surge of militancy in the country. · It is a highly trained force which deals with the militants effectively. |
| Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) | · It was set-up in 1969 after the recommendations of Justice B. Mukherji.
· Its objective is to monitor the industrial complexes of Central Government.
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| Assam Rifles | · It was established in 1835 and is the oldest paramilitary force in the country.
· It main objective is to keep vigilance of international borders in North East and countering insurgency operations in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland. |
| Border Security Force (BSF) | · It was established in 1965.
· It keeps a vigil over the international borders against the intrusion in the country. |
| Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) | · It was set-up in 1939.
· Its main objective is to assist the State / Union Territory Police in Maintenance of Law and order. · The 88th Battalion of CRPF known as ‘Mahila Battalion’ (commissioned on March 30, 1986) is the world’s first paramilitary force comprising entirely of women |
| National Cadet Corps (NCC) | · It was established in 1948.
· Its main objective is to stimulate interest among the youth in the defence of the country in order to build up a reserve man power to expand armed forces. |
| Territorial Army (TA) | · It was established in 1948.
· It is a voluntary, part-time force (between 18 and years), not professional soldiers, but civilians, who wish to assist in defence of the country. |
| Home Guards | · It was established in 1962, to assist the police in maintaining security, to help defence forces and to help local authorities in case of any eventuality. |
| Coast Guard | · It was set-up in 1978.
· Its objective is to protect the maritime and other national interests in the maritime zones on India. |
| Intelligence Bureau (IB) | · It was set-up in 1920.
· Its objective is the collect secret information relating to country’s security. · It was originally set-up as Central Special Branch (CSB) in 1987 and renamed IB in 1920. |
| Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) | · It was established in 1953.
· Its objective is to investigate cases of misconduct by public servants, cases of cheating, embezzlement and fraud. · CBI is also entrusted with the investigation of international crime cases in collaboration with INTERPOL. |
| National Crime | · It was established in 1986. |
| Records Bureau (NCRB) | · Its objective is to collect crime statistics at the national level, information of inter-state and international criminals to help investigation agencies. |
| Rapid Action Force (RAF) | · It was established in 1992.
· Under the operational command of CRPF. · 10 battalions of the CRPF have been reoriented for tacking communal riots in the country. |
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