India
State · Capital: New Delhi
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia that is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Its history spans the Indus Valley Civilisation of the third millennium BCE, the Maurya and Gupta empires, the Delhi Sultanate, and two centuries of the Mughal Empire, followed by gradually expanding rule of the British East India Company that turned India into a colonial economy. India became an independent nation in 1947 after the end of British rule. It is the world's largest democracy and a federal republic.
Office holders on October 14, 2026
Offices
| Office | Holders | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 18 | 1947–present |
| President | 18 | 1950–present |
Relations
- Member of United Nations (1945–), Commonwealth of Nations (1947–), BRICS (2009–)
- Successor of British Raj (1947–), Hyderabad State (1948–), Manipur State (1949–), Kingdom of Mysore (1950–)
- Parties and groups: Janata Party, Bharatiya Janata Party
Military units
Indian 161st Infantry Brigade (1947) · INS Vikrant (1961) · Indian 15th Infantry Division (1965) · Indian 1st Armoured Division (1965) · Indian 4th Mountain Division (1965) · Indian Western Fleet (1971) · Indian Eastern Command (1971) · Indian 8th Mountain Division (1999) · III Corps (India) · Indian Air Force · Indian Armed Forces · Indian Army · Indian Navy