India - The Indian Army

The Indian military has about 1.3 million personnel, making it the fourth largest in the world. About half of them are posted in Kashmir. It is the largest force India has ever fielded against a secessionist rebellion. The Indian government subscribes to the domino theory: If Kashmir is allowed to break away from India, other parts of the country with separatist groups would follow and India would exist no longer. To battle its numerous insurgencies, the government will be establishing a counter-insurgency force of 60,000 troops, the largest of its kind in the world. The move comes after India reassessed its security threats, determining (finally) that its most dangerous enemies are not Pakistan and China-but domestic rebels. Currently, internal problems are handled by India's paramilitary forces totaling around 600,000.

Indian Army

http://armedforces.nic.in/

Indian Army in Kashmir

http://www.armyinkashmir.org/

Recruitment Page

http://www.subcontinent.com/indianarmy/index.html

Prime Minister of India

South Block

New Delhi, India 100 001

Fax: (91) 11-301-0700

Kashmir

In the disputed northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, more than 25,000 people have died just in the last nine years. Indian military estimates there are around 2,500 Pakistani-supported mujahedin in the region.