Indian Army

                   Mission & Doctrine Initially, the army's main objective was to defend the nation's frontiers. However, over the years, the army has also taken up the responsibility of providing internal security, especially against insurgencies in  Kashmir  and the  Northeast . The current combat doctrine of the Indian Army is based on effectively utilising holding formations and strike formations. In the case of an attack, the holding formations would contain the enemy and strike formations would counter-attack to neutralise enemy forces. In the case of an Indian attack, the holding formations would pin enemy forces down, whilst the strike formations attack at a point of Indian choosing.  The Indian Army began inducting women officers in 1992. [96]  A female Indian Army officer briefing Russian soldiers during a joint exercise. The Indian Army is large enough to devote several corps to the ...