List of wars involving India
This is a list of wars and conflicts involving the Republic of India and its predecessor states that were fought on the historic Indian subcontinent. British India (1858–1947). Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the rule of the British East India company came to end and the British crown now began to rule over India directly as per the Government of India Act 1858 through the British Raj. India was now a single empire comprising British India and the Princely states. Azad Hind (1943-1945). Azad Hind was the provisional government put in place in  the British Raj by Japan during World War II. Dominion of India (1947–1950). Following Indian independence, merger of the princely states remained a major question. The partition resulted in the creation of Pakistan. Republic of India (1950–present). India has fought many wars and minor conflicts during its period as a republic.