Explained: How India adopted its military flags and badges based on Lord Mountbatten’s suggestions | Explained News,The Indian Express
The new Naval Ensign (flag), which was unveiled by PM Modi, has brought into focus the flags and ranks adopted by the Indian military after Independence. When did India switch from British-era flags and ranks? When did Lord Mountbatten come into the picture?
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Explained: How India adopted its military flags and badges based on Lord Mountbatten’s suggestions
The new Naval Ensign (flag), which was unveiled by PM Modi, has brought into focus the flags and ranks adopted by the Indian military after Independence. When did India switch from British-era flags and ranks? When did Lord Mountbatten come into the picture?
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Chandigarh | Updated: September 2, 2022 12:08:52 pm
Indian Armed Forces band performs at gala concert of military orchestras of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States on the sidelines of Defence Ministers’ meet, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (PTI Photo)The new Naval Ensign (flag), which was unveiled by PM Narendra Modi on Friday (September 2) in Kochi, has brought into focus the flags and ranks adopted by the Indian military after Independence. Documents accessed from National Archives of India show that Lord Louis Mountbatten, former Viceroy and Governor General of India, played a major role in suggesting new flags and rank badges when India was about to become a Republic on January 26, 1950.
The switch from British-era flags and ranks took place when India became a Republic.
Prior to that the flags and badges of ranks of the military were of the British pattern.
The new, Indian pattern of flags of Army, Navy and Air Force, and also the Regimental Flags of the Army and badges of ranks of all three services were adopted on January 26, 1950.
The ‘Kings Commission’ granted to Indian military officers was also changed to ‘Indian Commission’ on the same date; and at a subsequent date the King’s Colours of the various Regiments were laid to rest in Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun.
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