Yadav, Narender  <br/><br/>
Evolution of the British Indian Army: An overview 

 - U.S.I. Journal: India’s Oldest Journal on Defence Affairs  
 - 154(638), Oct-Dec, 2024: p.660-672 
<br/><br/> The British came to India for trade. With the expansion of trade, they made some security arrangements to protect their commercial interests. They initially engaged guards and armed them with local weapons to protect their trading posts. Commercial rivalry with the French led the East India Company to bring soldiers from Britain. However, the experience was found inconvenient and costly. The traders, therefore, recruited the locals and organised them in an European pattern. This laid the foundation for the future army of the Indians. The organisation gradually grew according to the needs of the time and developed into a fullfledged professional army. This article, thus, deals with the evolution of the British Indian Army, and tries to address some questions related to it including Indianisation, uniform patterns, and expansion.- Reproduced <br/><br/>http://43.227.186.66/pdf/20250128100643.pdf<br/>