# List of wars involving India

This is a list of known wars, conflicts, battles/sieges, missions and operations involving former kingdoms and states in the Indian subcontinent and the modern day Republic of India as well as its predecessors.

## Ancient India (c. 15th to 1st century BCE)

| Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
| Battle of the Ten Kings (c. 14th century BCE) | Bharatas | Ten King Alliance | Bharatas Victory Bharatas settle in Kurukshetra. Emergence of Kuru kingdom. |
| Kurukshetra War | Pandavas of Kuru Kingdom | Kauravas of Kuru Kingdom | Pandavas Victory Kuru dominance in North and Central India. |
| Kosala-Kashi war (c. 650 BCE) | Kosala kingdom | Kasi kingdom | Kosala Victory Kosala annexation of Kāsī |
| Kosala conquest of Gaṇasaṅghas (c. 600 to 550 BCE) | Kosala kingdom | Gaṇasaṅghas Kālāma Shakya Koliya | Kosala Victory Kosala annexation of three Gaṇasaṅghas |
| Gandhāra-Avanti war (c. 575 BCE) | Gandhāra kingdom | Avanti Pradyota dynasty | Gandhāra Victory Pushkarasarin of Gandhāra defeated Pradyota of Avanti |
| Magadha-Anga war (c. 535 BCE) | Magadha Haryanka dynasty | Anga Kingdom | Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of Anga |
| Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley (c. 535/518BCE–450 BCE) | Mahajanapadas Gandhara Sindhu-Sauvīra Kambojas | Achaemenid Empire | Achaemenid Victory Persian rule established over the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent |
| Avanti-Magadhan wars (c. 510 BCE–400 BCE) | Magadha Haryanka dynasty Shishunga dynasty | Avanti kingdom | Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of Avanti |
| Magadha-Kosala war (c. Late 5th century BCE) | Kosala kingdom | Magadha Haryanka dynasty | Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of Kosala and Kasi |
| Magadha-Vajji war (c. 484 BCE–468 BCE) | Magadha Haryanka dynasty | Vajjika League led by the Licchavis | Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of Vajji confederacy |
| Indian campaign of Alexander the Great (c. 327 BCE–325 BCE) Battle of the Hydaspes | Macedonian Empire League of Corinth Persian allies Indian allies | North-western Indian Kingdoms Aśvaka Guraeans Pauravas Mallians Oxydracians Amvastha | Macedon Victory Macedonia conquers up to the Beas River, yet has to stop its advance in the Indus. |
| Nanda conquest of Northern India (c. 4th century BCE) | Magadha Nanda dynasty | North Indian states Maithalas Kasheyas Ikshvakus Panchalas Shurasenas Kurus Haihayas Vitihotras Kalingas Ashmakas | Nanda Victory Expansion of the Nanda Empire in Northern India. |
| Mauryan conquest of the Nanda Empire (c. 323 BCE–322 BCE) | Magadha Nanda dynasty | House of Maurya | Maurya Victory Fall of Nanda dynasty. Consolidation of the Maurya dynasty |
| Chandragupta's conquest of North-western India (322-317 BCE) | Magadha Maurya dynasty | Alexander's governors and their states Nicanor Philip | Mauryan Victory Mauryan annexation of North-western India. |
| Chandragupta's conquest of Deccan (4th century BCE) | Magadha Maurya dynasty | Southern states | Mauryan Victory |
| Seleucid–Mauryan war (c. 305 BCE–303 BCE) | Magadha Maurya dynasty | Seleucid Empire | Maurya Victory Maurya annexation of all of the Macedonian Satrapies in the Indus River Valley along with conquest of Persian territories such as Arachosia, Gedrosia and Paropamisadae by the Mauryans |
| Kalinga War (c. 262 BCE–261 BCE) | Magadha Maurya dynasty | Kalinga kingdom | Maurya Victory Maurya annexation of Kalinga |
| Shunga-Greek War (2nd Century BCE) | Magadha Shunga dynasty | Greco-Bactrian kingdom | Shunga Victory |
| Early Chola invasion of Anuradhapura Battle of Vijithapura (c. 162/161 BCE) | Chola dynasty | Anuradhapura Kingdom | Anuradhapura Victory |
| Shunga-Vidarbha War (145 BCE) | Magadha Shunga dynasty | Vidarbha kingdom | Shunga Victory |

## Classical India (c. 1st to 6th century CE)

| Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
| Saka–Satavahana Wars (c. 1st–2nd century CE) | Satavahana Empire | Western Kshatrapas | Satvahana Victory |
| Battle of Venni (c. 130 CE) | Cholas (Uraiyur) | Chera dynasty Pandya dynasty Velir | Chola Victory |
| Parthian–Kushan War (between c. 130 CE to c. 140 CE) | Kushan Empire | Parthian Empire | Kushan Victory |
| Early Samudragupta's conquest Northern India (c. 4th century CE) | Gupta Empire | 3 kings of Aryavarta | Gupta Victory |
| Samudragupta's conquest of Northern India (c. 4th century CE) | Gupta Empire | 8 kings of Aryavarta | Gupta Victory |
| Samudragupta's conquest of Southern India (c. 4th century CE) | Gupta Empire | 12 kings of Dakshinapatha | Gupta Victory |
| Samudragupta's conquests of Central India (c. 4th century CE) | Gupta Empire | Parivrajaka dynasty | Gupta Victory |
| Gupta–Saka Wars (c. 375 to 413 CE) | Gupta Empire | Western Satraps | Gupta Victory |
| Chandragupta II's conquest of Bengal (c. 4th century) | Gupta Empire | Vanga | Gupta Victory |
| Chandragupta II's conquest Balkh (Punjab and Afghanistan) (c. 4th century to 5th century CE) | Gupta Empire | Balkh states | Indecisive |
| Kumaragupta I's conquest of South-western India (c. 5th century CE) | Gupta Empire | Traikutaka dynasty | Gupta Victory |
| Battle of Sondani (528 CE) | Alchon Huns | Aulikaras Gupta Empire | Gupta and Aulikara victory |
| Gauda–Gupta War (528 CE) | Gauda Kingdom | Gupta Empire Later Gupta dynasty Maukhari dynasty | Gupta and Maukhari victory |

## Early Medieval India (c. 7th to 12th century CE)

| Name of conflict | Belliegents | Opponents | Outcome |
| Battle of Narmada (619 CE) | Chalukyas of Vatapi | Vardhana dynasty | Chalukya victory Harshavardhana's South Indian expandation halted Part of imperial conquest of Pulakeshin II |
| Battle of Pullalur (618–619 CE) | Chalukyas of Vatapi | Pallava dynasty | Chalukya victory Result of battle is inconclusive by mostly historians Part of Chalukya–Pallava Wars |
| Battle of Vatapi (642 CE) | Chalukyas of Vatapi | Pallava dynasty | Pallava victory Pallava victory and conquest of Vatapi Part of Chalukya–Pallava Wars |
| Umayyad campaigns in India (712–740 CE) | Indian kingdoms Gurjara-Pratihara Guhila dynasty Maitraka dynasty Chalukya dynasty Karkota Empire | Umayyad Caliphate | Indian Victory Arab and later Muslim invasions halted in India for the next 250 years. |
| Yaqub's campaigns to the east (861–870) | Zunbils Kharijites Indian kingdoms Hindu Shahis Buddhist tribal chiefs | Abbasid Caliphate Saffarid dynasty | Saffarid Victory Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar conquered Bost, Kandahar, Ghazni, Kabul, Bamyan, Balkh and Herat. |
| Pala-Tibetan War ( 8th-9th CE ) | Pala Empire | Tibetan Empire | Pala Victory Dharmapāla subjugated the throne of Nepal which was under Tibetan rule Devapāla conquered up to the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet Devapāla successfully conquered the Tibetan principality of Punjab |
| Ghaznavid campaigns in India (10th and 11th centuries) | Hindu Shahis Rajput confederacy Jatts Chandela dynasty Kachchhapaghata dynasty Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty Lodi dynasty of Multan Tomara dynasty | Ghaznavids | Ghaznavid Victory Beginning of Muslim rule in the Indian Subcontinent |
| Chalukya–Chola wars (992–1120 CE) | Chola Empire | Western Chalukya Empire | Chola Victory |
| Devendra-Chalukya wars (1090–1100) | Kingdom of Devendra | Western Chalukya Empire | Inconclusive |
| Chola conquest of Anuradhapura (993–1017 CE) | Chola Empire | Anuradhapura Kingdom | Chola Victory |
| Chola expedition to North India (1019–1024 CE) | Chola Empire | Somavamshi dynasty Pala Empire Kamboja-Pala dynasty Chandra dynasty | Chola victory Kalinga and Bengal annexed as vassal states of the Chola Empire Part of imperial conquests of Rajendra Chola I |
| Chola invasion of Srivijaya (1025 CE) | Chola Empire | Srivijaya | Chola Victory |
| Chola invasion of Kadaram (1068 CE) | Chola Empire | Srivijaya Kadaram | Chola Victory |
| Sena revolution of Bengal (1070-1165 CE) | Sena dynasty | Pala dynasty Varman Dynasty (Bengal) | Sena victory |
| Indian campaigns of Muhammad of Ghor (1175–1206) Battle of Kasahrada (1178 CE) First Battle of Tarain (1191 CE) Second Battle of Tarain (1192 CE) | Rajput confederacy Sena dynasty Soomra dynasty Ghaznavids Qarmatians Tibetan tribes | Ghurid dynasty | Ghurid Victory Foundation of Delhi Sultanate |

## Late Medieval India (c. 13th to 15th century CE)

| Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
| Mongol invasions of India (1221–1327) | Delhi Sultanate | Chagatai Khanate | Delhi Sultanate Victory Mongol forces expelled from India |
| Delhavi-Ganga War Second seizure of Lakhnauti Battles of Umurdan (1243–1256) | Delhi Sultanate | Eastern Ganga dynasty | Eastern Ganga Victory |
| Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Ranthambore (1301) | Delhi Sultanate | Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura | Delhi Sultanate Victory |
| Siege of Chittorgarh (1303) | Delhi Sultanate | Guhila dynasty | Delhi Sultanate Victory |
| Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Gujarat (1304) | Delhi Sultanate | Vaghela dynasty | Delhi Sultanate Victory |
| Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Malwa (1305) | Delhi Sultanate | Paramara dynasty | Delhi Sultanate Victory |
| Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Devagiri (1308) | Delhi Sultanate | Seuna dynasty | Delhi Sultanate Victory |
| Delhavi-Kakatiya War (1318–1323) | Delhi Sultanate | Kakatiya dynasty | Delhi Sultanate Victory End of Kakatiya Empire |
| Malik Kafur's invasion of the Pandya kingdom (1310–1311) | Delhi Sultanate | Pandya dynasty | Delhi Sultanate Victory |
| Battle of Lahrawat (1320) | Khusrau Khan's forces | Tughlaq dynasty | Tughlaq Victory |
| Battle of Singoli (1336) | Kingdom of Mewar | Tughlaq dynasty | Rajput Victory Rana Hammir Singh defeated Tughlaq Army Muhammad bin Tughluq taken prisoner |
| First Ekdala War (1353s) | Delhi Sultanate | Bengal Sultanate | Delhi Sultanate Victory |
| Second Ekdala War (1359) | Delhi Sultanate | Bengal Sultanate | Bengal Sultanate Victory |
| Jaunpur-Bhojpur War (1389–1489) | Jaunpur Sultanate | Ujjainiyas of Bhojpur | Jaunpur Sultanate Victory Ujjainiyas flee into the forest and lead a guerilla warfare resistance. |
| Timurid campaign of India (1398) | Timurid Empire | Delhi Sultanate | Timurid Empire Victory Delhi is sacked and looted End of Tughluq dynasty |
| Benga–Jaunpur War (1415–1420) | Bengal Sultanate Diplomatic support: Timurid Empire Ming China | Jaunpur Sultanate | Bengal Sultanate Victory |
| Rajput-Malwa War Battle of Sarangpur Battle of Mandalgarh and Banas Battle of Nagaur(1437–1457) | Kingdom of Mewar Kingdom of Marwar | Malwa Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Nagaur Sultanate | Rajput Victory Sultan Mahmud Khalji taken prisoner. Raisen, Chanderi, Bhilsa, Kalpi, and Ranthambore captured by Mewar. |

## Early Modern India (c. 16th to mid 19th century CE)

| Name of conflict (Time) | Belligerents | Opponents | Outcome |
| First Luso-Malabarese War (1500–1513) | Kingdom of Calicut  Venice  Mamluks | Portugal | Portuguese victory |
| Portuguese-Mamluk naval war (1505–1517) Battle of Chaul Battle of Diu Siege of Jeddah | Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Calicut Bijapur Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Supported by:  Republic of Venice  Ottoman Empire | Portuguese Empire | Portuguese victory Start of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations on the Indian Ocean. Start of Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts on Indian subcontinent. |
| Siege of Anjadiva (1506) | Bijapur Sultanate | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Bijapur victory |
| Battle of Dabul (1508) | Bijapur Sultanate | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Portuguese victory |
| Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts (1508–1573) Battle of Chaul Battle of Diu Siege of Diu (1531) Siege of Diu (1538) Siege of Diu (1546) Battle of Bharuch Portuguese conquest of Daman Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559) | Gujarat Sultanate Supported by: Kingdom of Calicut Mamluk Sultanate (until 1517)  Ottoman Empire (since 1517) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Portuguese victory Establishment of Portuguese Diu. Treaty of Bassein (1534). Establishment of Portuguese Bassein. Establishment of Portuguese Daman. Consolidation of Portuguese control in the Gulf of Khambhat. Start of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts. |
| Portuguese conquest of Goa (1510) | Bijapur Sultanate | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India | Portuguese victory Consolidation of Portuguese India authority. |
| Siege of Aden (1513) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Yemeni Tahirids | Tahirid victory |
| Siege of Goa (1517) | Bijapur Sultanate | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Goa | Portuguese victory |
| Battle of Zeila (1517) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Adal Sultanate | Portuguese victory |
| Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts (1518–1658) Battle of Vedalai Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1560) Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1591) Siege of Kotte (1557–1558) Battle of Mulleriyawa Siege of Colombo (1587–88) Campaign of Danture Battle of Balana Kandyan commerce raiding against Portugal (1612–1613) Battle of Mulleriyawa (1624) Battle of Jaffna (1628) Battle of Randeniwela Battle of Gannoruwa Siege of Galle (1640) Action of 23 March 1654 Action of 2 May 1654 | Kingdom of Sitawaka  Kingdom of Kandy Principality of Raigama Kingdom of Jaffna Supported by: Zamorin of Calicut Kingdom of Tanjore Vanni chieftains  Dutch East India Company (From 1638) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Lascarins  Kingdom of Kotte | Stalemate Establishment and then destruction of Portuguese Ceylon, after conquering kingdoms of Kotte, Sitawaka, Jaffna and Raigama. Capture of Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Raigama and much of Sitawaka by the Dutch and the establishment of Dutch Ceylon. |
| Lodi-Rajput War (1518–1519) | Kingdom of Mewar | Delhi Sultanate | Rajput victory Northeast Rajputana annexed by Rana Sanga Rana Sanga further defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Ranthambore after the Siege of Mandsaur. Part of Rana Sanga's conquests. |
| Rajput invasion of Gujarat (1520) | Kingdom of Mewar | Gujarat Sultanate | Rajput victory Royal treasuries of Gujarat plundered by Rana Sanga Idar given to Rao Rai Mal Rathore Part of Rana Sanga's conquests. |
| Battle of Raichur (20 May 1520) | Vijaynagar Empire | Sultanate of Bijapur | Vijaynagar victory Part of Krishnadevaraya's conquests. |
| Babur's conquest of Delhi Sultanate (1526) | Delhi Sultanate | Emirate of Kabul | Mughal victory Delhi Sultanate annexed by Mughals Foundation of the Mughal Empire |
| Later Luso-Malabarese War (1526–1571) | Zamorin of Calicut | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Zamorin victory |
| Babur-Rajput War (1526–1530) | Mughal Empire | Kingdom of Mewar | Mughal victory |
| Battle of Bayana (21 February 1527) | Rajput Confedracy | Mughal Empire Afghans | Rajput victory Mughal and Afghan Forces retreated Bayana region captured by Rajput Forces Part of Rana Sanga's conquests. Starting of Mughal–Rajput Wars |
| Battle of Khanwa (16 March 1527) | Rajput Confederacy | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory Mughal rule established in North India by Babur and Agra became centre of their power from Kabul. |
| Battle of Ghaghra (1529) | Mughal Empire | Sultanate of Bengal | Mughal victory Bihar annexed by the Mughals |
| Battle of Kannauj (1540) | Mughal Empire | Sur Empire | Sur victory Humayun was soundly defeated Resulted in 15 year's exile in the court of Shah Tahmasp I |
| Battle of Sammel (1544) | Kingdom of Marwar | Sur Empire | Sur victory Bikaner and Merta became independent from Marwar |
| Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549) | Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) Supported by:  Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Toungoo dynasty (Burma) | Siam Victory |
| Battle of Sirhind (1555) | Sur Empire | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory Re-Establishment of Mughal Empire By Humayun |
| Second Battle of Panipat (1556) | Hemchandra Vikramaditya | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory Mughal dynasty rule restored in North India Hemchandra Vikramaditya Empire decline |
| Battle of Tughlaqabad (7 October 1556) | Hem Chandra Vikramaditya | Mughal Empire | Hem Chandra victory Hem Chandra annexed mostly Mughals or Sur Empire's region and established a strong Hindu Empire Part of 22 battles fought by Hemu |
| Battle of Talikota (23 January 1565) | Vijaynagar Empire | Deccan Sultanates | Deccan Sultanates victory Vijayanagara was destroyed or looted by Muslim armies. Penukonda became second capital of Vijaynagar Empire. |
| Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568) (23 October 1567 – 23 February 1568) | Kingdom of Mewar | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory The Mughal Empire swept into the territories of Udai Singh II |
| Siege of Ranthambore (1568) (8 February 1568 – 21 March 1568) | Kingdom of Mewar | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory Rajput leader Rai Surjan Hada surrenders Ranthambore Fort |
| War of the League of the Indies (1570 – 1574) Siege of Chaliyam | Sultanate of Bijapur Sultanate of Ahmadnagar Zamorin of Calicut Sultanate of Aceh Co-belligerents: Princely states of the Kanara coast Kalinyamat Sultanate Sultanate of Ternate Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Golkonda Mappila Muslims | Portuguese Empire | Portuguese victory |
| Mughal invasion of Bengal (1572–1576) | Mughal Empire | Sultanate of Bengal | Mughal victory Mughal annexation of Bengal and formation of Bengal Subah |
| Akbar-Rajput War (1576–1605) | Mughal Empire | Kingdom of Mewar | Mughal victory |
| Siege of Daman (1581) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts | Mughal Empire | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Portuguese victory |
| Battle of Leitao Coast (1586) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Arab Niquilus | Arab victory |
| Spanish-Portuguese conflict on China (1598–1600) | Portuguese Empire Macau Portuguese India | Spanish Empire El Piñal Philippines | Portuguese victory |
| Siege of Kottakkal (1599–1600) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Kingdom of Calicut | Kunjali Marakkar forces | Portuguese and Calicut victory |
| Dutch–Portuguese War (1601–1661) Part of Eighty Years' War and Thirty Years' WarAsia Battle of Bantam Capture of Amboina Battle of Changi (1603) Siege of Malacca (1606) Battle of Cape Rachado Battle of Macau Action of 1 February 1625 Battle off Hormuz (1625) Battle of Goa (1638) Action of 30 September 1639 Siege of Galle (1640) Siege of Malacca (1641) Action of 23 March 1654 Action of 2 May 1654 Dutch conquest of Malabar (1658-1663) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India Brazilian colonial forces Portuguese Angola Portuguese Mozambique Portuguese Malacca Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Macau Supported by: Spanish Empire (until 1640) Kingdom of Cochin Ming China Hormuz Potiguara Tupis | Dutch Republic Dutch East Indies  Dutch West Indies Dutch Brazil Supported by:  Kingdom of England (until 1640)  France (until 1640) Safavid Empire Johor Sultanate Ternate Ayutthaya Kingdom of Kandy Sitawaka Jaffna Kingdom of Kongo Kingdom of Ndongo Rio Grande Tupis Nhandui Tarairiu Tribe | Indecisive Formation of the Dutch Empire. Both sides claim victory in India. |
| Battle of Swally (1612) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India | English East India Company | British victory |
| Jahangir-Rajput War Mughal expedition of Mewar Battle of Dewair (1606–1615) | Kingdom of Mewar | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory Amar Singh I Surrendered Mewar became a vassal of Mughal Empire |
| Ahom–Mughal Wars (1615–1682) | Ahom kingdom | Mughal Empire | Ahom victory Extension of Ahom influence to the Manas river |
| Battle of Toppur (1616–17) | Imperial forces of Vijaynagar Empire Nayaks of Tanjore | Second faction of Vijayanagara Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nayaks of Madurai Pandyas of Tirunelveli Kingdom of Travancore Portuguese | Imperial Vijayanagara forces victory It was the battle which cause the complete disintegration of the Vijayanagar Empire, which was reviving slowly. |
| Battle of Rohila (1621) | Sikhs | Mughal Empire | Sikh victory |
| Mughal–Safavid war (1622–23) (1622–1623) | Mughal Empire | Safavid Empire | Safavid victory Safavid annexation of Kandahar |
| Spanish-Siam War (1624–1636) | Iberian Union Spanish East Indies Council of Portugal Macau Goa Malacca | Siam Dutch East India Company | Siam victory Dutch hegemony on Southeast Asia. |
| Mombasa war (1631–32) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Mombasa Sultanate | Portuguese Victory Portuguese retake Fort Jesus |
| Siege of Hooghly (1632) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts | Mughal Empire | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Mughal Victory |
| Battle of Amritsar (1634) | Sikhs | Mughal Empire | Sikh victory |
| Battle of Lahira (1634) | Sikhs | Mughal Empire | Sikh victory |
| Battle of Kartarpur (1635) | Sikhs | Mughal Empire | Sikh victory Guru Hargobind led Sikh army defeated Mughals |
| Siege of Orchha (1635) (1635) | Bundela Rajputs | Mughal Empire | Mughal Victory Aurangzeb captured Orchha Jhujhar Singh escaped. |
| Battle of Phagwara (1635) | Sikhs | Mughal Empire | Sikh victory Mughals repulsed |
| Battle of Kiratpur (1638) | Sikhs | Mughal Empire | Sikh victory |
| Siege of Daman (1638–1639) | Mughal Empire | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Portuguese victory |
| Early Dano-Mughal Conflicts Skirmish at Pipli Loss of the St. Jacob (1640) | Mughal Empire | Denmark-Norway Danish India | Mughal victory |
| Danish-Mughal War (1642–1698) | Mughal Empire | Denmark-Norway Danish India | Stalemate |
| Mughal–Safavid war (1649–1653) | Mughal Empire | Safavid Empire | Persian victory Safavid/Persian re-annexation of Kandahar |
| Dutch-Zamorin Conflicts (1666–1758) | Zamorin  United Kingdom English East India Company Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Dutch Republic Dutch East India Company | Dutch victory |
| Rathore rebellion (1679–1707) | Kingdom of Marwar Kingdom of Mewar | Mughal Empire | Inconclusive |
| Tibet-Ladakh-Mughal war of 1679-1684 (1679–1684) | Ladakh Mughal Empire | Tibet Zungar Empire | Mughal military victory Mughal withdrawal after signing a treaty with the Ladakhis Tibetan victory in another attack in 1684 with the assistance of reinforcements from the Zungar Empire Treaty of Tingmosgang |
| Deccan Wars (1681–1707) | Maratha Empire | Mughal Empire | Inconclusive |
| Hill States–Sikh wars (1682 - 1815) | Sikhs | Hill States of India | Sikh victory |
| Maratha–Portuguese War (1683–1684) | Maratha Empire | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Stalemate |
| Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686) | Bijapur Sultanate Maratha Empire | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory Mughal Empire annexes Bijapur State |
| Anglo-Mughal War (1686–1690) | Mughal Empire | East India Company | Mughal victory British conclusion of peace with the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1689 |
| Siege of Golconda (1687) | Mughal Empire | Golconda Sultanate | Mughal victory Mughal Empire annexes Golconda |
| Battle of Nadaun (1691) | Bilaspur State Akal Sena (Sikhs) | Mughal Empire Kangra State Bijarwal State | Sikh victory |
| Mughal–Portuguese War (1692–1693) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts | Mughal Empire | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Status quo ante bellum |
| Omani–Portuguese conflict (1696–1714) Siege of Mombasa (1696–1698) Battle of Surat (1704) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Portuguese Mombasa | Omani Empire | Indecisive Omani forces capture Fort Jesus. End of Portuguese hegemony in Southeast Africa. |
| Battle of Guler (1696) | Sikhs | Mughal Empire | Sikh victory |
| Rajput Rebellion 1708-1710 (1708–1710) | Kingdom of Marwar Kingdom of Mewar Kingdom of Amber | Mughal Empire | Rajput victory Mughal emperor sued for peace Restoration of the Rajput holdings which had been annexed by the previous Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. |
| Battle of Gurdas Nangal (1715) | First Sikh State | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory |
| Siege of Gurdaspur (1715) | First Sikh State | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory Banda Singh Bahadur and his soldiers captured and later executed |
| Maratha–Portuguese War (1725–1726) | Maratha Confederacy | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Inconclusive Peace of Bassein |
| Maratha–Portuguese War (1729–1732) | Maratha Confederacy | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Supported by: British Empire British East India Company | Status quo ante bellum Start of Novas Conquistas |
| Novas Conquistas (1729–1789) Siege of Alorna Siege of Tiracol | Kingdom of Mysore Maratha Empire Kolhapur State Sawantwadi State | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Supported by: Rajahnate of Soonda Kingdom of Sawantwadi | Portuguese Victory |
| Nadir Shah's invasion of India (1738–1739) | Mughal Empire | Afsharid dynasty | Persian victory Persian occupation and plundering of Delhi |
| Travancore–Dutch War (incl. Battle of Colachel (Kulachal) 10 August 1741 (1739–1753) | Travancore | Dutch Empire Dutch East India Company | Travancore victory Dutch colonization halted in Travancore |
| Battle of Vasai (1739) | Maratha Empire | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Maratha victory Baçaim ceded to the Peshwas |
| Battle of Karnal (1739–February 13, 1739) | Mughal Empire | Persian Afsharid Empire | Persian victory |
| Siege of Trichinopoly (1741) (1741) | Maratha Empire | Mughal Empire Nawab of the Carnatic | Maratha victory Maratha annexation of Tiruchirappalli |
| Expeditions in Bengal (1741–1748) | Maratha Empire | Mughal Empire Nawab of Bengal | Peace treaty Maratha annexation of the territory up to the river Suvarnarekha from Bengal |
| First Carnatic War (1744–1748) Part of War of the Austrian Succession | Mughal Empire Nizam of Hyderabad Nawab of Carnatic | Kingdom of France French East India Company Kingdom of Great Britain British East India Company | Status quo ante bellum |
| Second Carnatic War (1749–1754) | Kingdom of France French East India Company Mughal Empire Kingdom of Mysore Nawab of Arcot (Chanda Sahib) Hyderabad State (Muzaffar Jang Hidayat) | Kingdom of Great Britain British East India Company  Maratha Empire Nawab of Arcot (Wallajah) Hyderabad State (Nasir Jung) | Stalemate Treaty of Pondicherry |
| Naval Battle of Calicut (1752) | Maratha Empire | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Maratha victory |
| Seven Years' War (1754–1763) Third Carnatic War | France Austria Russia (until 1762) Spanish Empire (from 1761) Sweden (1757–62)  Saxony Mughal Empire (from 1757) | Prussia  Great Britain Hanover Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Iroquois Confederacy Portugal (from 1761) Hesse-Kassel Schaumburg-Lippe | Status quo ante in Europe, but transfer of colonial possessions between Britain, France and Spain in the Treaty of Paris (1763). French cession of New France (excluding Louisiana) to Britain and recognition of British supremacy in Bengal Spanish cession of Florida to Britain French cession of Louisiana to Spain British cession of Cuba and Manila (Philippine Islands) to Spain Britain restored the Indian factories to France, but forbade French traders from administering them France recognized British clients as the rulers of key Indian native states and pledged not to send troops to Bengal. |
| Maratha conquest of North-west India (1757–1758) | Maratha Empire | Durrani Empire | Peace treaty Maratha annexation of Punjab, Kashmir and surrounding regions. |
| Battle of Plassey (1757) | East India Company | Nawab of Bengal French East India Company | Company victory British annexation of Bengal |
| Afghan-Maratha War (1758–1761) | Maratha Empire Sikh confederacy | Durrani Empire Rohilkhand | Durrani victory |
| Third Battle of Panipat (1761) | Maratha Empire | Durrani Empire | Durrani victory Sadashiv Bahu led Maratha forces defeated by Ahmad shah abdali |
| Battle of Kup (1762) | Durrani Empire | Sikh Confederacy | Durrani victory Ahmad Shah's forces killed several thousand Sikhs, and the surviving Sikhs fled to Barnala. According to various different estimates, as many as 5,000 to 30,000 Sikh men, women, elderly and children were killed in what is known as the second Sikh genocide (Vadda Ghalughara). |
| Battle of Sirhind (1764) | Sikh Confederacy | Durrani Empire | Sikh victory Sikhs capture Sirhind. |
| Battle of Buxar (1764) | East India Company | Mughal Empire | Company victory Treaty of Allahabad |
| First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) | East India Company Maratha Empire Nawab of the Carnatic Hyderabad | Mysore | Mysore victory Treaty of Madras |
| First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) | Maratha Empire | East India Company | Maratha victory Treaty of Salbai |
| Battle of Delhi (1783) | Sikh Confederacy | Mughal Empire | Sikh victory Construction of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib |
| Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784) | Mysore | East India Company Maratha Empire | Status quo ante bellum Treaty of Mangalore |
| Maratha-Mysore War (1785–1787) | Maratha Empire | Mysore | Maratha victory Treaty of Gajendragad |
| Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) | East India Company Maratha Empire Hyderabad Travancore | Mysore Diplomatic support: France | Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory Treaty of Seringapatam |
| Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799) | East India Company Maratha Empire Hyderabad Travancore | Mysore Diplomatic support: France | Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory |
| Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) | Maratha Empire | East India Company | British victory Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon |
| Battle of Vizagapatam (1804) | East India Company United Kingdom | France | French victory |
| Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–1816) | East India Company Garhwal Kingdom Patiala State Kingdom of Sikkim | Nepal | Company victory Treaty of Sugauli Cession of Nepalese territory to the British Empire |
| Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus (1815) | East India Company | United States | American victory Capture of Nautilus by American forces |
| Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) | Maratha Empire | East India Company | British victory Formal dissolution of the Maratha Empire |
| First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826) | East India Company | Burmese Empire | Company victory Treaty of Yandabo Beginning of British rule in Burma |
| Siege of Herat (1837–1838) Part of Great Game | Emirate of Herat East India Company Supported by:  British Empire Aimaq tribesmen Maimana Khanate Andkhui Khanate Sheberghan Khanate Sar-i Pul Khanate Bukhara Emirate Khiva Khanate | Qajar Iran Supported by:  Russian Empire Principality of Qandahar | Company victory Temporary British occupation of Kharg Island. Persian withdrawal from Herat. |
| First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842) | East India Company | Emirate of Afghanistan | Afghan victory British withdrawal from Afghanistan |
| First Opium War (1839–1842) | Great Britain  East India Company | Qing dynasty | Company victory Treaty of Nanking |
| First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846) | Sikh Empire | East India Company Patiala | Company victory |
| Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849) | Sikh Empire | East India Company | Company victory Dissolution of the Sikh Empire |
| Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852) | East India Company | Burmese Empire | Company victory Succession of Pagan Min by Mindon Min in Burma |
| Anglo-Persian War (1856–1857) | United Kingdom  East India Company Afghanistan | Iran | Company victory Treaty of Paris (1857) Persian withdrawal from Herat |
| Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1857–1858) | Mughal Empire Oudh Forces of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi Forces of Nana Sahib Peshwa II Various other Rajas, Nawabs, Zamindars, Taluqdars, and chieftains | East India Company United Kingdom Nepal Various other Rajas, Nawabs, Zamindars, Taluqdars, and chieftains | Company victory Suppression of the rebellions End of the Mughal Empire and Company rule in India Establishment of Crown rule in India (British Raj) |

## Modern India (c. 1857 to 1947 CE)
### Wars involving British Indian Empire

Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the rule of the British East India company came to end and the British crown began to rule over India directly as per the Government of India Act 1858. India was now a single empire comprising British India and the princely states.
    British Indian defeat
    British Indian victory
    Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)
| Name of conflict | India and allies | Opponents | Outcome |
| Second Opium War (1856–1860) | British Empire  United Kingdom  India French Empire | China | Victory Treaties of Tientsin. |
| Ambela Campaign (1863–1864) | India | Afghan Pashtuns Yousafzai tribe | Defeat Failure to subdue Afghan tribal area Forced British withdrawal from Buner |
| Bhutan War (1864–1865) | India | Bhutan | Victory Bhutanese territorial cessions to India. |
| British Expedition to Abyssinia (1867–1868) | United Kingdom  India | Ethiopian Empire | Victory British victory at the Battle of Magdala, Theodore II commits suicide. |
| Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880) | United Kingdom  India | Afghanistan | Victory Treaty of Gandamak, British objectives attained. Afghanistan's tribal frontier areas annexed into British India. Afghanistan becomes a British Protectorate. |
| Mahdist War (1881–1899) | Congo Free State United Kingdom  India Egypt Ethiopia | Mahdist Sudan | Victory Sudan became an Anglo-Egyptian condominium. |
| Anglo-Egyptian War (1882) | United Kingdom  India Tewfik Pasha | Ahmed Orabi | Victory Ahmed Orabi exiled, British occupation of Egypt. |
| Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885) | India | Burmese Empire | Victory The province of Burma became part of India. |
| Third Black Mountain Expedition (1888) | India | Yousafzai Hassanzai Akazai | Victory Allaiwal village of Pokal occupied and destroyed. |
| Sikkim Expedition (1888) | India | Tibet | Victory Tibetan forces expelled from Sikkim. |
| Hunza-Nagar Campaign (1891) | India | Hunza Nagar | Victory The British gained control of Hunza and Nagar. |
| Chitral Expedition (1895) | India | Chitralis Bajouri and Afghan Tribesmen | Victory Fort of Chitral relieved. |
| Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896) | Britain  India | Zanzibar Sultanate | Victory End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Zanzibar ceded to the British Empire. |
| Tochi Expedition (1896) | India | Waziri | Victory Rebellion put down. |
| Siege of Malakand (1897) | India | پشتون Pashtun tribes | Victory Rebellion defeated |
| First Mohmand Campaign (1897–1898) | India | Mohmand | Victory Punitive expedition successful. |
| Tirah Campaign (1897–1898) | India | Afridi Orakzai Tsamkani | Victory Negotiations for peace were then begun with the Afridis. |
| Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) | Empire of Japan Russia United Kingdom  India France United States Germany Austria-Hungary Italy | Yihetuan Movement China | Victory The rebellion was suppressed. Signing of the Boxer Protocol. Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing. |
| Second Boer War (1899–1902) | United Kingdom British Cape Colony Natal Colony Rhodesia  Australia  India  Canada  New Zealand  Ceylon | Orange Free State South African Republic | Victory Treaty of Vereeniging, British sovereignty over The Orange Free State and the Transvaal. |
| British expedition to Tibet (1903–1904) | India | Tibet | Victory Treaty enforced, return to status quo. |
| Bambatha Rebellion (1906) | United Kingdom  India | Zulu people | Victory Rebellion suppressed |
| Bazar Valley Campaign (1908) | India | Zakka Khel clan of the Afridi | Victory Rebellion suppressed |
| World War I (1914–1918) | France United Kingdom  Canada  Australia  New Zealand  India  South Africa Russia Italy United States Serbia Montenegro Belgium Japan Romania Portugal Hejaz China Greece Brazil Kingdom of Nepal | Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria | Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations |
| Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (1918–1920) | White Movement British Empire  United Kingdom  Canada  Australia  India  South Africa  Japan Czechoslovakia Greece Poland United States France Romania Serbia Italy China | Russian SFSR Far Eastern Republic Latvian SSR Ukrainian SSR Commune of Estonia Mongolian communists | Withdrawal Allied withdrawal from Russia. Bolshevik victory over White Army. |
| Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923) | Greece Pontic Rebels France French Armenian Legion French West Africa Armenia United Kingdom  India Istanbul Government Kuva-yi Inzibatiye Italy Georgia | Ankara Government Kuva-yi Nizamiye Kuva-yi Milliye | Defeat Armistice of Mudanya. Overthrow of the Ottoman sultanate. Treaty of Lausanne. Withdrawal of Allied forces from occupied lands of Turkey. Establishment of the Republic of Turkey. |
| Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919) | United Kingdom  India | Afghanistan | Armistice Treaty of Rawalpindi Afghan invasion repelled. Afghanistan regains control of external affairs. Reaffirmation of the Durand Line. |
| First Waziristan Campaign (1919) | India | Waziristan | Victory Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes. |
| Kuwait–Najd War (1919–1920) | United Kingdom  India Kuwait | Sultanate of Nejd Ikhwan | Victory Ikhawan retreat. |
| Iraqi revolt (1920) | United Kingdom  India | Iraqi rebels | Victory Faisal I of Iraq installed as the King of Iraq. |
| Malabar rebellion (1921) | India | Mappila Muslims | Victory Rebellion suppressed. |
| Pink's War (1925) | India | Mahsud tribesmen | Victory Tribal leaders accept terms. |
| Second Mohmand Campaign (1935) | India | Mohmand | Victory Jirga and peace. |
| Second Waziristan Campaign (1936–1939) | India | Waziri tribesmen | Victory Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes. |
| World War II (1939–1945) | Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China France Free France Poland Yugoslavia Greece Republican Spain Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Denmark Norway Czechoslovakia FTM Canada Australia New Zealand India Ceylon British Burma Egypt Sudan Nigeria South Africa Philippines Ethiopia Brazil Mexico Colombia Cuba Chile Peru Mongolia Tuva Viet Minh KLA Kingdom of Nepal | Germany Japan Italy Vichy France Romania Hungary Bulgaria Slovakia Bohemia and Moravia Croatia Finland Francoist Spain Kingdom of Albania German Albania Thailand Iraq Azad Hind Japanese Burma Manchukuo Mengjiang | Victory Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War |
| Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) | United Kingdom  India Sudan  Southern Rhodesia  Palestine  Australia New Zealand Egypt South Africa Free France Poland Greece Czechoslovakia | Italy Libya Supported by: Germany | Victory Allied Victory |
| East African Campaign (1940–1943) | United Kingdom  Australia  Gold Coast  India Kenya Nigeria  Nyasaland  Northern Rhodesia  Southern Rhodesia Uganda  Somaliland  South Africa Sudan  Belgium  Belgian Congo  Ethiopia  Free France French Equatorial Africa | Italy  Italian East Africa Supported by:  Germany | Victory Collapse of Italian East Africa |
| Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran (1941) | Soviet Union United Kingdom  India | Iran | Victory Abdication of Reza Shah, Allied occupation of Iran. |
| Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1947) | Netherlands United Kingdom  India | Indonesia | British Indian withdrawal after Indian independence in 1947. Independent India's entry into the revolution. The Netherlands recognises Indonesian independence. |
| Operation Masterdom (1945–1946) | United Kingdom  India France Japan | Viet Minh | Victory Start of the First Indochina War, lasting until the Geneva Conference of 1954. |

## Independent India (c. 1947–present)
### Wars involving the Dominion and Republic of India

In 1947, the British Indian Empire split into the Dominion of Pakistan and the Dominion of India. The Indian Army, the Royal Indian Air Force and the Royal Indian Navy too, were divided between the two countries. In 1950, the Union of India became the Republic of India after abolishing monarchy.
    Indian defeat
    Indian victory
    Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)
    Ongoing conflict
| Name of conflict | India and allies | Opponents | Outcome |
| Indonesian National Revolution (1947-1949) | Indonesia Supported by: India | Netherlands Dutch East Indies  United Kingdom (until 1946)  British Raj (until 1946) Japan (until 1946) | Victory Indonesian independence from the Netherlands. Dutch recognition of the Indonesian independence in the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference Formation of the United States of Indonesia Creation of the Netherlands-Indonesia Union |
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (1947–1948) | India Jammu and Kashmir | Pakistan Furqan Force Azad Kashmir State of Swat | Ceasefire Partitioning of Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan as Jammu and Kashmir and Azad Kashmir. |
| Integration of Junagadh (1947) | India | Junagadh | Victory Annexation of Junagadh into India |
| Operation Polo (1948) | India | Hyderabad | Victory Annexation of Hyderabad into India |
| Korean War (1950–1953) | South Korea United Nations United States United Kingdom Canada Turkey Australia Philippines New Zealand Thailand Ethiopia Greece France Colombia Belgium South Africa Netherlands Luxembourg Supported by:  Denmark  Italy  West Germany  India  Israel  Norway  Sweden  Taiwan  Japan Pakistan  Cuba  El Salvador Spain | North Korea  China Soviet Union Supported by:  Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany  Hungary  Poland  Romania  Mongolia | Stalemate Formation of the DMZ |
| Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1954) | India | Portugal | Victory Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli into India |
| Congo Crisis (1960–1964) | 1960–63: Republic of the Congo Supported by: Soviet Union (1960) ONUC India | 1960–63:  Katanga South Kasai Supported by: Belgium 1960–62: Stanleyville government Supported by: Soviet Union | Victory Debellation of the State of Katanga |
| Annexation of Goa (1961) | India | Portugal | Victory Annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu into India |
| Sino-Indian War of 1962 (1962) | India | China | Defeat Status quo ante bellum |
| Insurgency in Northeast India (1964–) | India Bhutan Bangladesh Myanmar | ATTF BLTF KLNLF KLO NDFB NSCN PLA ULFA UNLF and others... | Ongoing Ongoing low-level insurgency Re-annexation of those areas of Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya held by militants. Bhutanese victory in Operation All Clear Introduction of AFSPA in seven north-eastern states, later repealed in Tripura and Meghalaya. |
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (1965) | India | Pakistan | Stalemate United Nations mandated ceasefire India had an upper hand in the war No permanent territorial changes (see Tashkent Declaration) |
| Naxalite–Maoist insurgency (1967–) | India | CPI (Maoist) PLGA PLFI LS CPUSI CPIML MM TNLA ABNES Supported by: ULFA NSCN PLA-MP MCPM KCP ICL | Ongoing Indian victory in Operation Steeplechase Quelling of the insurgency on a large scale via Operation Green Hunt |
| Sino-Indian War of 1967 (1967) | India | China | Victory Chinese withdrawal from the Kingdom of Sikkim |
| Bangladesh Liberation War ( From March 1971) & Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ( From Dec 1971) | India Bangladesh Supported by: Soviet Union | Pakistan Supported by: United States United Kingdom China Iran Ceylon Saudi Arabia | Victory Pakistani surrender in East Pakistan Independence of Bangladesh |
| The First JVP insurrection (1971) | Ceylon United Front (since May 15) SLFP CCP (Pro-Soviet) LSSP Australia Egypt India Pakistan Singapore Soviet Union United Kingdom United States Yugoslavia China | JVP Supported by: North Korea (alleged) ASBPI CCP (Maoist) (alleged) | Victory Rebel forces surrender Ceylonese government reestablishes control over entire island |
| Siachen War (1984–2003) | India | Pakistan | Victory Annexation of the Siachen Glacier into India following Operation Meghdoot India captures Quaid Post / Bana Top during Operation Rajiv Ceasefire since 2003 |
| Operation Blue Star (1984) | India Supported by: United Kingdom  Soviet Union | Sikh militants | Victory Indian forces suffer high casualties |
| Insurgency in Punjab (1984–1995) | India | Sikh militants Supported by: Pakistan | Victory Militancy defeated |
| Operation Flowers are Blooming (1986) | India Seychelles | Military of Seychelles | Victory Aversion of the coup Resignation of Berlouis |
| The Second JVP insurrection (1987–1989) | Sri Lanka India Military support:  Japan  South Korea  France  Israel  South Africa  Pakistan  Egypt | JVP Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya IUSF Supported by:  Soviet Union  North Korea  Cuba ASBPI PLOTE (until 1988) SLFP | Victory Emergency conditions in South-western and Central provinces of Sri Lanka lifted Insurgency declined following the fall of the Eastern bloc |
| Sri Lankan Civil War (1987–1990) | India Sri Lanka | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | Withdrawal Withdrawal of Indian peace-keeping forces from Sri Lanka Continuation of the Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Operation Cactus (1988) | India Maldives | PLOTE Maldivian rebels | Victory Restoration of government rule in Maldives |
| Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir (1989–) | India | Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-Badr Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Supported by:  Pakistan Taliban al-Qaeda | Ongoing Ongoing low-level Insurgency Enforcement of AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Tajikistani Civil War (1992–1997) | UNMOT  Austria  Bangladesh  Bulgaria  Czechia  Denmark  Ghana  Hungary  Indonesia  Jordan Kingdom of Nepal  Nigeria  Poland  Switzerland  Ukraine  Uruguay Non-UNMOT:  China  India  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Russia  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan | United Tajik Opposition Taliban | Victory United Nations - armistice |
| United Nations Operation in Somalia II (1993–1995) (Part of the Somali Civil War) (1991–) | UNOSOM II  Algeria  Australia  Austria  Bangladesh  Belgium  Botswana  Canada  Denmark  Egypt  Fiji  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  India  Indonesia  Ireland  Italy  Kuwait  Jordan  Malaysia  Morocco Kingdom of Nepal  New Zealand  Nigeria  Norway  Pakistan  Philippines  Romania  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Spain  Sweden  Switzerland  Tunisia  Turkey  UAE  United Kingdom  United States  Zimbabwe | Somali National Alliance | Inconclusive/Other Result Civil war is ongoing |
| Kargil War (1999) | India | Pakistan | Victory India regains possession of Kargil No territorial changes |
| Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016) | NATO  United States  United Kingdom  Denmark  Netherlands  Spain  Greece  Germany  Belgium  Canada  Italy  Portugal  Turkey  Norway Non-NATO:  Australia  China  India  Indonesia  Japan  Malaysia  New Zealand  Oman  Pakistan  Russia  Saudi Arabia  Seychelles  Singapore  Somalia  South Korea  Ukraine | Pirates | Victory Number of Somali pirate attacks have been reduced dramatically. |
| China–India skirmishes (2020–21) | India | China | Stalemate Both sides pulled back their troops from the face-off points. |