Old Indian Army stood divided between two nations during partition

Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, on June 2, 1947, declared that India will be divided. This also meant the division of the armed forces, which saw two-thirds of the force remain in India while one-third were sent to Pakistan

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