Does 90% of Indian army consist of Sikhs? This video suggests so.

[Kamikaze Pilot]

Does 90% of Indian army consist of Sikhs? This video suggests so.

 

[Star Wars]

90% ...no... considerable numbers of the officer core is sikhs...

 

[[Bregs]]

Sikhs form 1.86 per cent of India's population but number around 8 per cent in the Indian army. Muslims form 13 per cent of India's population but are 2 per cent in the army.

Arvind Kala: Hiding what's well-known | Business Standard Column

 

[Star Wars]

Sikhs form 1.86 per cent of India's population but number around 8 per cent in the Indian army. Muslims form 13 per cent of India's population but are 2 per cent in the army.

Arvind Kala: Hiding what's well-known | Business Standard Column

I hear its around 40% of officer core ...

 

[[Bregs]]

I hear its around 40% of officer core ...

yes Officers figure is much higher close to 50%

 

[ito]

I guess the percent of Sikhs in Indian army will be somewhere between 10 to 20%.

 

[Jaat Rock]

Does 90% of Indian army consist of Sikhs? This video suggests so.

LOL One video of 1965 war and Pakistanis thought 90% of Indian Army soldiers are Sikhs.
In 1965, Sikh and Jat regiments were fighting in West Pakistan.

 

[Manas]

yes Officers figure is much higher close to 50%

Its way too high . I guess number lies in 30 to 35 % for sikhs in the officers rank. Its also gradually coming down . Now we have more officers coming from Haryana than punjab.

 

[[Bregs]]

Its way too high . I guess number lies in 30 to 35 % for sikhs in the officers rank. Its also gradually coming down . Now we have more officers coming from Haryana than punjab.

yeah of course its coming down with Haryana contributing more in army now.

 

[Jaat Rock]

yeah of course its coming down with Haryana contributing more in army now.

True, Haryana comes 2nd after UP in new Army recruits, while Punjab is at number 4.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Sikhs form 1.86 per cent of India's population but number around 8 per cent in the Indian army. Muslims form 13 per cent of India's population but are 2 per cent in the army.

Arvind Kala: Hiding what's well-known | Business Standard Column

That articles is full of rubbish. Before 1947 the British did not recruit by religion. Instead they preferred certain regions. Leave asides the reasons the most preferred people by British were Pashtuns and Punjabi ( either Muslim or Sikh ). If you look at the British Indian Army a tiny part of British India ( Punjab and NWFP ) provided overwhelming number of men. In 1947 NWFP became part of Pakistan which meant all Frontier Regiments of Pashtuns went with Pakistan. All Punjab regiments were split among the Punjabi Muslim and Punjabi Sikh with the latter going to India and Punjabi Muslims going to Pakisan who were mostly from West Punjab which had gone to Pakistan.

And the reason why the Muslim percentage dropped after 1947 is simple. Most of the preferred recruitment areas ( NWFP and Punjab ) went to Pakistan. Only Sikhs from Indian East Punjab were left behind.

Btw the recruitment pattern in Pakistan has continued on the British pattern with most men coming from Northern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunwa.

http://www.csas.ed.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/48674/WP24_Shaheed_Hussain.pdf

 

[[Bregs]]

That articles is full of rubbish. Before 1947 the British did not recruit by religion. Instead they preferred certain regions. Leave asides the reasons but most preferred people by British were Pashtuns and Punjabi. If you look at the British Indian Army a tiny part of British India ( Punjab and NWFP ) provided overwhelming number of men. In 1947 NWFP became part of Pakistan which meant all Frontier Regiments of Pashtuns went with Pakistan. All Punjab regiments were split among the Punjabi Muslim and Punjabi Sikh with the latter going to India and Punjabi Muslims going to Pakisan who were mostly from West Punjab which had gone to Pakistan.

Btw the recruitment pattern in Pakistan has continued on the British pattern with most men coming from Northern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunwa.

http://www.csas.ed.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/48674/WP24_Shaheed_Hussain.pdf

even now the recruitment in army is still not done on religious basis in India these all are private source links given since no official data exists on this

what British did before partition is none of our concern now we are talking in this thread is about independent India

 

[Imran Khan]

Sikhs form 1.86 per cent of India's population but number around 8 per cent in the Indian army. Muslims form 13 per cent of India's population but are 2 per cent in the army.

Arvind Kala: Hiding what's well-known | Business Standard Column

simply because they don't trust them ?

 

[[Bregs]]

simply because they don't trust them ?

no bro the recruitment from Kashmir is majority Muslims, official caste is no barrier to enter army now from UP is contributing at number Indian state in army pushing Punjab to lower level many Muslims are entering from this state. even the number i quoted can be wrong as its not official

 

[Imran Khan]

no bro the recruitment from Kashmir is majority Muslims, official caste is no barrier to enter army now from UP is contributing at number Indian state in army pushing Punjab to lower level many Muslims are entering from this state. even the number i quoted can be wrong as its not official

good for them i wish they give equal chances to everyone