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The IA is a legacy of the old British Indian Army, and the fighting arms, specifically the old infantry regiments are are regional, caste/community, and religion based. There are newer units that are cosmopolitan in nature like the Paras, Mech Inf. Earlier the armoured regiments too were community/religion based. This system works very well and is easier to build the 'esprit de corps'. My regiment is purely made of Sikhs, the Sikhs have two regiments the Sikh Regiment and the Sikh Light Infantry. The former are composed of Jat Sikhs and the later are made of Sikhs from the lower caste - the Ramdasia & Mazhabi.
The IA is a legacy of the old British Indian Army, and the fighting arms, specifically the old infantry regiments are are regional, caste/community, and religion based. There are newer units that are cosmopolitan in nature like the Paras, Mech Inf. Earlier the armoured regiments too were community/religion based. This system works very well and is easier to build the 'esprit de corps'. My regiment is purely made of Sikhs, the Sikhs have two regiments the Sikh Regiment and the Sikh Light Infantry. The former are composed of Jat Sikhs and the later are made of Sikhs from the lower caste - the Ramdasia & Mazhabi.
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