User:Buckshot06/List of units and formations of the Indian Army

The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) directs the army from Army Headquarters in New Delhi.

The army has six operational commands and one training command.[1] Each command is headed by a general officer commanding-in-chief with the rank of Lieutenant General. Each command directly reports to Army HQ in New Delhi. These commands are given below in order of creation, with location (city) and commanders listed. There is also the Army Training Command (ARTRAC). Besides these, army officers may head tri-service commands such as the Strategic Forces Command and Andaman and Nicobar Command, as well as institutions such as the Integrated Defence Staff.

Indian Army Structure (click to enlarge)

The troops are organized into 40 Divisions in 14 Corps.[2]

  1. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2017, p290.
  2. ^ Divisions and Corps of Indian Army, Global Security Archived 28 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine