Ko te Indian Armed Forces ko te ope taua o te Republic o India. Kei roto i te reira i o toru nga ratonga uniformed ngaio: te Indian Army, Indian Navy, me Indian Air Force. I tua atu, te Indian Armed Forces e tautokona ana e te Indian Coast Guard me ngā whakahaere paramilitary (Assam Rifles, me te Special Frontier Force) me ngā whakahau me ngā rōpū-ā-rōpū pērā i te Strategic Forces Command, te Andaman me Nicobar Command me te Integrated Defence Staff. Ko te peresideni o India te Supreme Commander o te Indian Armed Forces. Ko te Indian Armed Forces kei raro i te whakahaere o te Ministry of Defence (MoD) o te Kawanatanga o India. Ki te kaha o runga i te 1.4 miriona, ko reira te kaha nui rawa o te ao, me te ope nui rawa o te ope taua o te ao. He mea nui ki te mōhio e te Indian Central Armed Forces Police, e kore e tika te kōrero i runga i te tirohanga o te ao, e kore e ratou i raro i te mana o te Central Defence Forces.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) o te Kawanatanga o Inia