Indian Army From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the Indian Army since 1947. For the earlier period, see Military history of India . It has been suggested that Samman Guard be merged into this article. ( Discuss ) Proposed since July 2018. Indian Army Crest of the Indian Army Founded 1 April 1895 ; 124 years ago Country India Type Army Size 1,237,117 active personnel [1] 960,000 reserve personnel [2] 181 manned aircraft [3] Part of Indian Armed Forces Headquarters New Delhi Motto(s) " Service Before Self " Colours Gold, red and black Anniversaries Army Day : 15 January Website indianarmy.nic.in Commanders Commander-in-Chief President Ram Nath Kovind Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Bipin Rawat , PVSM , UYSM , AVSM , YSM ,...