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The present [[Indians With Iglas|Indian army]] has the unusual distinction of serving three separate governments; one a foreign kingdom and one a ''[[One Nation Under Copyright|corporation]]''. This article gives some notes about the fascinating history of the Indian army of those days.
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At Partition, it split itself to give birth to [[Indians With Iglas]] and [[Pakistanis With Panters]].
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* [[Badass Army]] : It had the advantage of drumming up volunteers from a large population which had a low standard of living and regarded soldiering as a highly honorable trade. Thus [[The Raj]] could pick and choose and create one of the most effective armies in the world, arguably better on average then native British. Even the [[Nazis With Gnarly Weapons|Wehrmacht]] was afraid of them.
* [[Bling of War]] : With regiments representing scores of tribes and castes, and wearing the traditional costumes of each, [[Costume Porn|they looked awesome on parade]].
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