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Scope[edit]

This task force covers the military history of India. This includes ancient India, medieval India, early modern India (including the period of British rule), and modern post-independence India.

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Participants[edit]

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User talk:Aaa232355 (ancient and modern Indian military history)
User talk:Adamgerber80 (modern Indian military history)
User talk:AnadiDoD (ancient, mordern Indian military history)
User talk:AshLin (military history, primarily army-related)
User talk:Aumnamahashiva (military history, Indian military history from the First World War to the present, army and navy officers)
User talk:DBigXray (Indian military history, Indian Army topics, Terrorism)
User talk:DiplomatTesterMan
User talk:Field Marshal Aryan (Interesting in everything from the structure, ranks, and operation to the technology and equipment used)
User talk:FlyingBlueDream (Personnel and Miltary Awards and Decorations of India)
User talk:Gazoth (modern Indian military equipment)
User talk:Kautilya3 (interested in history generally, including conflicts)
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User talk:Starsign1971
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User talk:sumalsn
User talk:Vaibhavafro (Indian nuclear weapons programme, Indian Military)
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Article statistics[edit]

The table to the right shows the current article assessment statistics for this task force.

A list of the top 500 most popular articles within our scope, as well as the number of page views each article received over the past month, can be found here.

With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a number of good, A-Class, and featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These article serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below:

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:Indian military history task force articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles

Former featured articles

Featured lists

A-Class articles

Good articles

Former good articles

Did you know? articles

Good article nominees

Khalji Revolution

In the News articles

Main page featured articles

Indian military history task force assessment statistics

Articles		Lists
FA	2	FL	3
A	5	AL	1
GA	41
B	249	BL	4
C	1,098	CL	16
Start	1,454	List	31
Stub	492
Total	3,341	Total	55
Other pages
Category		416
Disambig		11
Draft		9
File		35
Portal		1
Project		0
Redirect		113
SIA		7
Template		74
User		0
Total		666
Unassessed		0
Statistics
ω	15,680	Ω	4.617

Open tasks[edit]

Attention needed: ...to referencing and citation (1,948) • ...to coverage and accuracy (1,753) • ...to structure (234) • ...to grammar (66) • ...to supporting materials (318)
Popular pages: Full list
Cleanup needed: Indian Air Force • Indian Army Corps of Engineers
Requested articles: No. 33 Signal Unit, IAF • 92 Base Hospital Srinagar • No. 200 Squadron IAF • Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi • Army Dental Corps (India) • Defence Production Secretary • Gaurav Padak • Human rights violations in Gilgit-Baltistan • Invasion and annexation of Kingdom of Sikkim • INS Abhimanyu • Units on this list of IAAC regiments
Expansion needed: Commandant of the Indian Military Academy
Images needed: 1st Armoured Division (India) • Orders, decorations, and medals of India
Merging needed: Add an article here!
Citations needed: 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) • 3rd Gorkha Rifles • 4th Gorkha Rifles • 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) • 8th Gorkha Rifles • 9th Gorkha Rifles • 11th Gorkha Rifles • Assam Rifles • Indian Army • Indian Air Force • Parachute Regiment (India)
Translation needed: Add an article here!

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Article alerts[edit]

Articles for deletion

20 Mar 2024 – Battle of Haidru (1828) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Suthasianhistorian8 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant; relisted)
18 Mar 2024 – Battle of Michni (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Suthasianhistorian8 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
12 Mar 2024 – Battle of Mangal (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Suthasianhistorian8 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
18 Mar 2024 – Battle of Sutlej (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Suthasianhistorian8 (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 29 Mar 2024; see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
14 Mar 2024 – Battle of Bahraich (1034) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by ImperialAficionado (t · c) was closed as delete by Seraphimblade (t · c) on 29 Mar 2024; see discussion (5 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

21 Mar 2024 – Battle of Khetri (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by North8000 (t · c) was redirected to Vigraharaja IV's first war against the Muslims (talk · edit · hist) by Gspgoat (t · c) on 27 Mar 2024

Redirects for discussion

17 Mar 2024 – Battle of Sangrana (talk · edit · hist) →Battle of Amritsar (1634) RfDed by Suthasianhistorian8 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Files for discussion

23 Mar 2024 – File:Flag of the PLGA.svg (talk · edit · hist) (on People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (India)) was FfDed by Masem (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

29 Mar 2024 – Sam Bahadur (film) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Twinkle1990 (t · c); start discussion
23 Jan 2024 – Khalji Revolution (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Noorullah21 (t · c); start discussion

Requests for comments

07 Mar 2024 – Bhagat Singh (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

25 Mar 2024 – Battle of Pandu (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Rahim231 (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

23 Mar 2024 – Extended Range Air Defence System (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to [[(Project Kusha)]] by N Jeevan (t · c); see [[Talk:(Project Kusha)|discussion]]

Articles for creation

01 Mar 2024 – Draft:Delhi Sultanate–Mewar conflicts (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mohammad Umar Ali (t · c)
27 Jan 2024 – Draft:1890 Rocket Regiment (India) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mccapra (t · c)
18 Mar 2024 – Draft:Battle of Mavli (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Sinsilal (t · c) was deleted

Resources[edit]

Indian Army website
Indian Navy website
Indian Air Force website
Bharat-Rakshak
Gazette of India:
- Part 1-Section 4: Provides details of promotions and appointments of commissioned and junior commissioned officers from July 1949-1951, 1953 and from 1955-present; digitised records may be missing for some months and years.
- Extraordinary Gazettes: award citations

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