List of wars involving India

For other uses, see List of wars involving India (disambiguation).

This is a list of known wars, conflicts, battles/sieges, missions and operations involving former kingdoms and states in the Indian subcontinent and the modern day Republic of India as well as its predecessors.

Ancient India (c. 15th to 1st century BCE)

Name of conflict	Belligerents	Belligerents	Outcome
Battle of the Ten Kings (c. 14th century BCE)	Bharatas	Ten King Alliance	Bharatas Victory Bharatas settle in Kurukshetra. Emergence of Kuru kingdom.
Kurukshetra War	Pandavas of Kuru Kingdom	Kauravas of Kuru Kingdom	Pandavas Victory Kuru dominance in North and Central India.
Kosala-Kashi war (c. 650 BCE)	Kosala kingdom	Kasi kingdom	Kosala Victory Kosala annexation of Kāsī
Kosala conquest of Gaṇasaṅghas (c. 600 to 550 BCE)	Kosala kingdom	Gaṇasaṅghas Kālāma Shakya Koliya	Kosala Victory Kosala annexation of three Gaṇasaṅghas
Gandhāra-Avanti war (c. 575 BCE)	Gandhāra kingdom	Avanti Pradyota dynasty	Gandhāra Victory Pushkarasarin of Gandhāra defeated Pradyota of Avanti
Magadha-Anga war (c. 535 BCE)	Magadha Haryanka dynasty	Anga Kingdom	Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of Anga
Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley (c. 535/518BCE–450 BCE)	Mahajanapadas Gandhara Sindhu-Sauvīra Kambojas	Achaemenid Empire	Achaemenid Victory Persian rule established over the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent
Avanti-Magadhan wars (c. 510 BCE–400 BCE)	Magadha Haryanka dynasty Shishunga dynasty	Avanti kingdom	Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of Avanti
Magadha-Kosala war (c. Late 5th century BCE)	Kosala kingdom	Magadha Haryanka dynasty	Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of Kosala and Kasi
Magadha-Vajji war (c. 484 BCE–468 BCE)	Magadha Haryanka dynasty	Vajjika League led by the Licchavis	Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of Vajji confederacy
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great (c. 327 BCE–325 BCE) Battle of the Hydaspes	Macedonian Empire League of Corinth Persian allies Indian allies	North-western Indian Kingdoms Aśvaka Guraeans Pauravas Mallians Oxydracians Amvastha	Macedon Victory Macedonia conquers up to the Beas River, yet has to stop its advance in the Indus.
Nanda conquest of Northern India (c. 4th century BCE)	Magadha Nanda dynasty	North Indian states Maithalas Kasheyas Ikshvakus Panchalas Shurasenas Kurus Haihayas Vitihotras Kalingas Ashmakas	Nanda Victory Expansion of the Nanda Empire in Northern India.
Mauryan conquest of the Nanda Empire (c. 323 BCE–322 BCE)	Magadha Nanda dynasty	House of Maurya	Maurya Victory Fall of Nanda dynasty. Consolidation of the Maurya dynasty
Chandragupta's conquest of North-western India (322-317 BCE)	Magadha Maurya dynasty	Alexander's governors and their states Nicanor Philip	Mauryan Victory Mauryan annexation of North-western India.
Chandragupta's conquest of Deccan (4th century BCE)	Magadha Maurya dynasty	Southern states	Mauryan Victory
Seleucid–Mauryan war (c. 305 BCE–303 BCE)	Magadha Maurya dynasty	Seleucid Empire	Maurya Victory Maurya annexation of all of the Macedonian Satrapies in the Indus River Valley along with conquest of Persian territories such as Arachosia, Gedrosia and Paropamisadae by the Mauryans [1] [2] [3]
Kalinga War (c. 262 BCE–261 BCE)	Magadha Maurya dynasty	Kalinga kingdom	Maurya Victory Maurya annexation of Kalinga
Shunga-Greek War (2nd Century BCE)	Magadha Shunga dynasty	Greco-Bactrian kingdom	Shunga Victory
Early Chola invasion of Anuradhapura Battle of Vijithapura (c. 162/161 BCE)	Chola dynasty	Anuradhapura Kingdom	Anuradhapura Victory
Shunga-Vidarbha War (145 BCE)	Magadha Shunga dynasty	Vidarbha kingdom	Shunga Victory

Classical India (c. 1st to 6th century CE)

Name of conflict	Belligerents	Belligerents	Outcome
Saka–Satavahana Wars (c. 1st–2nd century CE)	Satavahana Empire	Western Kshatrapas	Satvahana Victory
Battle of Venni (c. 130 CE)	Cholas (Uraiyur)	Chera dynasty Pandya dynasty Velir	Chola Victory
Parthian–Kushan War (between c. 130 CE to c. 140 CE)	Kushan Empire	Parthian Empire	Kushan Victory
Early Samudragupta's conquest Northern India (c. 4th century CE)	Gupta Empire	3 kings of Aryavarta	Gupta Victory
Samudragupta's conquest of Northern India (c. 4th century CE)	Gupta Empire	8 kings of Aryavarta	Gupta Victory
Samudragupta's conquest of Southern India (c. 4th century CE)	Gupta Empire	12 kings of Dakshinapatha	Gupta Victory
Samudragupta's conquests of Central India (c. 4th century CE)	Gupta Empire	Parivrajaka dynasty	Gupta Victory
Gupta–Saka Wars (c. 375 to 413 CE)	Gupta Empire	Western Satraps	Gupta Victory
Chandragupta II's conquest of Bengal (c. 4th century)	Gupta Empire	Vanga	Gupta Victory
Chandragupta II's conquest Balkh (Punjab and Afghanistan) (c. 4th century to 5th century CE)	Gupta Empire	Balkh states	Indecisive
Kumaragupta I's conquest of South-western India (c. 5th century CE)	Gupta Empire	Traikutaka dynasty	Gupta Victory
Battle of Sondani (528 CE)	Alchon Huns	Aulikaras Gupta Empire	Gupta and Aulikara victory
Gauda–Gupta War (528 CE)	Gauda Kingdom	Gupta Empire Later Gupta dynasty Maukhari dynasty	Gupta and Maukhari victory

Early Medieval India (c. 7th to 12th century CE)

Name of conflict	Belliegents	Opponents	Outcome
Battle of Narmada (619 CE)	Chalukyas of Vatapi	Vardhana dynasty	Chalukya victory Harshavardhana's South Indian expandation halted Part of imperial conquest of Pulakeshin II
Battle of Pullalur (618–619 CE)	Chalukyas of Vatapi	Pallava dynasty	Chalukya victory Result of battle is inconclusive by mostly historians Part of Chalukya–Pallava Wars
Battle of Vatapi (642 CE)	Chalukyas of Vatapi	Pallava dynasty	Pallava victory Pallava victory and conquest of Vatapi Part of Chalukya–Pallava Wars
Umayyad campaigns in India (712–740 CE)	Indian kingdoms Gurjara-Pratihara Guhila dynasty Maitraka dynasty Chalukya dynasty Karkota Empire	Umayyad Caliphate	Indian Victory Arab and later Muslim invasions halted in India for the next 250 years.
Yaqub's campaigns to the east (861–870)	Zunbils Kharijites Indian kingdoms Hindu Shahis Buddhist tribal chiefs	Abbasid Caliphate Saffarid dynasty	Saffarid Victory Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar conquered Bost, Kandahar, Ghazni, Kabul, Bamyan, Balkh and Herat.
Pala-Tibetan War ( 8th-9th CE )[ citation needed ]	Pala Empire	Tibetan Empire	Pala Victory Dharmapāla subjugated the throne of Nepal which was under Tibetan rule Devapāla conquered up to the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet Devapāla successfully conquered the Tibetan principality of Punjab
Ghaznavid campaigns in India (10th and 11th centuries)	Hindu Shahis Rajput confederacy Jatts Chandela dynasty Kachchhapaghata dynasty Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty Lodi dynasty of Multan Tomara dynasty	Ghaznavids	Ghaznavid Victory Beginning of Muslim rule in the Indian Subcontinent
Chalukya–Chola wars (992–1120 CE)	Chola Empire	Western Chalukya Empire	Chola Victory
Devendra-Chalukya wars (1090–1100)[ citation needed ]	Kingdom of Devendra	Western Chalukya Empire	Inconclusive
Chola conquest of Anuradhapura (993–1017 CE)	Chola Empire	Anuradhapura Kingdom	Chola Victory
Chola expedition to North India (1019–1024 CE)	Chola Empire	Somavamshi dynasty Pala Empire Kamboja-Pala dynasty Chandra dynasty	Chola victory Kalinga and Bengal annexed as vassal states of the Chola Empire Part of imperial conquests of Rajendra Chola I
Chola invasion of Srivijaya (1025 CE)	Chola Empire	Srivijaya	Chola Victory
Chola invasion of Kadaram (1068 CE)	Chola Empire	Srivijaya Kadaram	Chola Victory
Sena revolution of Bengal (1070-1165 CE)	Sena dynasty	Pala dynasty Varman Dynasty (Bengal)	Sena victory
Indian campaigns of Muhammad of Ghor (1175–1206) Battle of Kasahrada (1178 CE) First Battle of Tarain (1191 CE) Second Battle of Tarain (1192 CE)	Rajput confederacy Sena dynasty Soomra dynasty Ghaznavids Qarmatians Tibetan tribes	Ghurid dynasty	Ghurid Victory Foundation of Delhi Sultanate

Late Medieval India (c. 13th to 15th century CE)

Name of conflict	Belligerents	Belligerents	Outcome
Mongol invasions of India (1221–1327)	Delhi Sultanate	Chagatai Khanate	Delhi Sultanate Victory Mongol forces expelled from India
Delhavi-Ganga War Second seizure of Lakhnauti Battles of Umurdan (1243–1256)	Delhi Sultanate	Eastern Ganga dynasty	Eastern Ganga Victory
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Ranthambore (1301)	Delhi Sultanate	Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura	Delhi Sultanate Victory
Siege of Chittorgarh (1303)	Delhi Sultanate	Guhila dynasty	Delhi Sultanate Victory
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Gujarat (1304)	Delhi Sultanate	Vaghela dynasty	Delhi Sultanate Victory
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Malwa (1305)	Delhi Sultanate	Paramara dynasty	Delhi Sultanate Victory
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Devagiri (1308)	Delhi Sultanate	Seuna dynasty	Delhi Sultanate Victory
Delhavi-Kakatiya War (1318–1323)	Delhi Sultanate	Kakatiya dynasty	Delhi Sultanate Victory End of Kakatiya Empire
Malik Kafur's invasion of the Pandya kingdom (1310–1311)	Delhi Sultanate	Pandya dynasty	Delhi Sultanate Victory
Battle of Lahrawat (1320)	Khusrau Khan's forces	Tughlaq dynasty	Tughlaq Victory
Battle of Singoli (1336)	Kingdom of Mewar	Tughlaq dynasty	Rajput Victory Rana Hammir Singh defeated Tughlaq Army Muhammad bin Tughluq taken prisoner
First Ekdala War (1353s)	Delhi Sultanate	Bengal Sultanate	Delhi Sultanate Victory
Second Ekdala War (1359)	Delhi Sultanate	Bengal Sultanate	Bengal Sultanate Victory
Jaunpur-Bhojpur War (1389–1489)	Jaunpur Sultanate	Ujjainiyas of Bhojpur	Jaunpur Sultanate Victory Ujjainiyas flee into the forest and lead a guerilla warfare resistance.
Timurid campaign of India (1398)	Timurid Empire	Delhi Sultanate	Timurid Empire Victory Delhi is sacked and looted End of Tughluq dynasty
Benga–Jaunpur War (1415–1420)	Bengal Sultanate Diplomatic support: Timurid Empire Ming China	Jaunpur Sultanate	Bengal Sultanate Victory
Rajput-Malwa War Battle of Sarangpur Battle of Mandalgarh and Banas Battle of Nagaur (1437–1457)	Kingdom of Mewar Kingdom of Marwar	Malwa Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Nagaur Sultanate	Rajput Victory Sultan Mahmud Khalji taken prisoner. Raisen, Chanderi, Bhilsa, Kalpi, and Ranthambore captured by Mewar.

Early Modern India (c. 16th to mid 19th century CE)

Name of conflict (Time)	Belligerents	Opponents	Outcome
First Luso-Malabarese War (1500–1513)	Kingdom of Calicut   Venice   Mamluks	Portugal	Portuguese victory
Portuguese-Mamluk naval war (1505–1517) Battle of Chaul Battle of Diu Siege of Jeddah	Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Calicut Bijapur Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Supported by:   Republic of Venice   Ottoman Empire	Portuguese Empire	Portuguese victory Start of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations on the Indian Ocean. Start of Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts on Indian subcontinent.
Siege of Anjadiva (1506)	Bijapur Sultanate	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Bijapur victory
Battle of Dabul (1508)	Bijapur Sultanate	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Portuguese victory
Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts (1508–1573) Battle of Chaul Battle of Diu Siege of Diu (1531) Siege of Diu (1538) Siege of Diu (1546) Battle of Bharuch Portuguese conquest of Daman Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559)	Gujarat Sultanate Supported by: Kingdom of Calicut Mamluk Sultanate (until 1517)   Ottoman Empire (since 1517)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Portuguese victory Establishment of Portuguese Diu. Treaty of Bassein (1534). Establishment of Portuguese Bassein. Establishment of Portuguese Daman. Consolidation of Portuguese control in the Gulf of Khambhat. Start of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts.
Portuguese conquest of Goa (1510)	Bijapur Sultanate	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India	Portuguese victory Consolidation of Portuguese India authority.
Siege of Aden (1513)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Yemeni Tahirids	Tahirid victory
Siege of Goa (1517)	Bijapur Sultanate	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Goa	Portuguese victory
Battle of Zeila (1517)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Adal Sultanate	Portuguese victory
Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts (1518–1658) Battle of Vedalai Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1560) Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1591) Siege of Kotte (1557–1558) Battle of Mulleriyawa Siege of Colombo (1587–88) Campaign of Danture Battle of Balana Kandyan commerce raiding against Portugal (1612–1613) Battle of Mulleriyawa (1624) Battle of Jaffna (1628) Battle of Randeniwela Battle of Gannoruwa Siege of Galle (1640) Action of 23 March 1654 Action of 2 May 1654	Kingdom of Sitawaka   Kingdom of Kandy Principality of Raigama Kingdom of Jaffna Supported by: Zamorin of Calicut Kingdom of Tanjore Vanni chieftains   Dutch East India Company (From 1638)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Lascarins   Kingdom of Kotte	Stalemate Establishment and then destruction of Portuguese Ceylon, after conquering kingdoms of Kotte, Sitawaka, Jaffna and Raigama. Capture of Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Raigama and much of Sitawaka by the Dutch and the establishment of Dutch Ceylon.
Lodi-Rajput War (1518–1519)	Kingdom of Mewar	Delhi Sultanate	Rajput victory Northeast Rajputana annexed by Rana Sanga Rana Sanga further defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Ranthambore after the Siege of Mandsaur. Part of Rana Sanga's conquests.
Rajput invasion of Gujarat (1520)	Kingdom of Mewar	Gujarat Sultanate	Rajput victory Royal treasuries of Gujarat plundered by Rana Sanga Idar given to Rao Rai Mal Rathore Part of Rana Sanga's conquests.
Battle of Raichur (20 May 1520)	Vijaynagar Empire	Sultanate of Bijapur	Vijaynagar victory Part of Krishnadevaraya's conquests.
Babur's conquest of Delhi Sultanate (1526)	Delhi Sultanate	Emirate of Kabul	Mughal victory Delhi Sultanate annexed by Mughals Foundation of the Mughal Empire
Later Luso-Malabarese War (1526–1571)	Zamorin of Calicut	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Zamorin victory
Babur-Rajput War (1526–1530)	Mughal Empire	Kingdom of Mewar	Mughal victory
Battle of Bayana (21 February 1527)	Rajput Confedracy	Mughal Empire Afghans	Rajput victory Mughal and Afghan Forces retreated Bayana region captured by Rajput Forces Part of Rana Sanga's conquests. Starting of Mughal–Rajput Wars
Battle of Khanwa (16 March 1527)	Rajput Confederacy	Mughal Empire	Mughal victory Mughal rule established in North India by Babur and Agra became centre of their power from Kabul.
Battle of Ghaghra (1529)	Mughal Empire	Sultanate of Bengal	Mughal victory Bihar annexed by the Mughals
Battle of Kannauj (1540)	Mughal Empire	Sur Empire	Sur victory Humayun was soundly defeated Resulted in 15 year's exile in the court of Shah Tahmasp I
Battle of Sammel (1544)	Kingdom of Marwar	Sur Empire	Sur victory Bikaner and Merta became independent from Marwar
Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549) [4]	Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) Supported by:   Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Toungoo dynasty (Burma)	Siam Victory
Battle of Sirhind (1555)	Sur Empire	Mughal Empire	Mughal victory Re-Establishment of Mughal Empire By Humayun
Second Battle of Panipat (1556)	Hemchandra Vikramaditya	Mughal Empire	Mughal victory Mughal dynasty rule restored in North India Hemchandra Vikramaditya Empire decline
Battle of Tughlaqabad (7 October 1556)	Hem Chandra Vikramaditya	Mughal Empire	Hem Chandra victory Hem Chandra annexed mostly Mughals or Sur Empire's region and established a strong Hindu Empire Part of 22 battles fought by Hemu
Battle of Talikota (23 January 1565)	Vijaynagar Empire	Deccan Sultanates	Deccan Sultanates victory Vijayanagara was destroyed or looted by Muslim armies. Penukonda became second capital of Vijaynagar Empire.
Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568) (23 October 1567 – 23 February 1568)	Kingdom of Mewar	Mughal Empire	Mughal victory The Mughal Empire swept into the territories of Udai Singh II
Siege of Ranthambore (1568) (8 February 1568 – 21 March 1568)	Kingdom of Mewar	Mughal Empire	Mughal victory Rajput leader Rai Surjan Hada surrenders Ranthambore Fort
War of the League of the Indies (1570 – 1574) Siege of Chaliyam	Sultanate of Bijapur Sultanate of Ahmadnagar Zamorin of Calicut Sultanate of Aceh Co-belligerents: Princely states of the Kanara coast Kalinyamat Sultanate Sultanate of Ternate Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Golkonda Mappila Muslims	Portuguese Empire	Portuguese victory
Mughal invasion of Bengal (1572–1576)	Mughal Empire	Sultanate of Bengal	Mughal victory Mughal annexation of Bengal and formation of Bengal Subah
Akbar-Rajput War (1576–1605)	Mughal Empire	Kingdom of Mewar	Mughal victory
Siege of Daman (1581) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts	Mughal Empire	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Portuguese victory
Battle of Leitao Coast (1586)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Arab Niquilus	Arab victory
Spanish-Portuguese conflict on China (1598–1600)	Portuguese Empire Macau Portuguese India	Spanish Empire El Piñal Philippines	Portuguese victory
Siege of Kottakkal (1599–1600)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Kingdom of Calicut	Kunjali Marakkar forces	Portuguese and Calicut victory
Dutch–Portuguese War (1601–1661) Part of Eighty Years' War and Thirty Years' WarAsia Battle of Bantam Capture of Amboina Battle of Changi (1603) Siege of Malacca (1606) Battle of Cape Rachado Battle of Macau Action of 1 February 1625 Battle off Hormuz (1625) Battle of Goa (1638) Action of 30 September 1639 Siege of Galle (1640) Siege of Malacca (1641) Action of 23 March 1654 Action of 2 May 1654 Dutch conquest of Malabar (1658-1663)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India Brazilian colonial forces Portuguese Angola Portuguese Mozambique Portuguese Malacca Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Macau Supported by: Spanish Empire (until 1640) Kingdom of Cochin Ming China Hormuz Potiguara Tupis	Dutch Republic Dutch East Indies   Dutch West Indies Dutch Brazil Supported by:   Kingdom of England (until 1640)   France (until 1640) Safavid Empire Johor Sultanate Ternate Ayutthaya Kingdom of Kandy Sitawaka Jaffna Kingdom of Kongo Kingdom of Ndongo Rio Grande Tupis Nhandui Tarairiu Tribe	Indecisive Formation of the Dutch Empire. Both sides claim victory in India.
Battle of Swally (1612)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India	English East India Company	British victory
Jahangir-Rajput War Mughal expedition of Mewar Battle of Dewair (1606–1615)	Kingdom of Mewar	Mughal Empire	Mughal victory Amar Singh I Surrendered Mewar became a vassal of Mughal Empire
Ahom–Mughal Wars (1615–1682)	Ahom kingdom	Mughal Empire	Ahom victory Extension of Ahom influence to the Manas river
Battle of Toppur (1616–17)	Imperial forces of Vijaynagar Empire Nayaks of Tanjore	Second faction of Vijayanagara Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nayaks of Madurai Pandyas of Tirunelveli Kingdom of Travancore Portuguese	Imperial Vijayanagara forces victory It was the battle which cause the complete disintegration of the Vijayanagar Empire, which was reviving slowly.
Battle of Rohila (1621)	Sikhs	Mughal Empire	Sikh victory
Mughal–Safavid war (1622–23) (1622–1623)	Mughal Empire	Safavid Empire	Safavid victory Safavid annexation of Kandahar
Spanish-Siam War (1624–1636) [5] [6] [7]	Iberian Union Spanish East Indies Council of Portugal Macau Goa Malacca	Siam Dutch East India Company	Siam victory Dutch hegemony on Southeast Asia.
Mombasa war (1631–32)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Mombasa Sultanate	Portuguese Victory Portuguese retake Fort Jesus
Siege of Hooghly (1632) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts	Mughal Empire	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Mughal Victory
Battle of Amritsar (1634)	Sikhs	Mughal Empire	Sikh victory
Battle of Lahira (1634)	Sikhs	Mughal Empire	Sikh victory
Battle of Kartarpur (1635)	Sikhs	Mughal Empire	Sikh victory Guru Hargobind led Sikh army defeated Mughals
Siege of Orchha (1635) (1635)	Bundela Rajputs	Mughal Empire	Mughal Victory Aurangzeb captured Orchha Jhujhar Singh escaped.
Battle of Phagwara (1635)	Sikhs	Mughal Empire	Sikh victory Mughals repulsed
Battle of Kiratpur (1638)	Sikhs	Mughal Empire	Sikh victory
Siege of Daman (1638–1639)	Mughal Empire	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Portuguese victory
Early Dano-Mughal Conflicts Skirmish at Pipli Loss of the St. Jacob (1640)	Mughal Empire	Denmark-Norway Danish India	Mughal victory
Danish-Mughal War (1642–1698) [8]	Mughal Empire	Denmark-Norway Danish India	Stalemate
Mughal–Safavid war (1649–1653)	Mughal Empire	Safavid Empire	Persian victory Safavid/Persian re-annexation of Kandahar
Dutch-Zamorin Conflicts (1666–1758)	Zamorin   United Kingdom English East India Company [9] Portuguese Empire [10] [a] Portuguese India	Dutch Republic Dutch East India Company	Dutch victory
Rathore rebellion (1679–1707)	Kingdom of Marwar Kingdom of Mewar	Mughal Empire	Inconclusive
Tibet-Ladakh-Mughal war of 1679-1684 (1679–1684)	Ladakh Mughal Empire	Tibet Zungar Empire	Mughal military victory Mughal withdrawal after signing a treaty with the Ladakhis Tibetan victory in another attack in 1684 with the assistance of reinforcements from the Zungar Empire Treaty of Tingmosgang
Deccan Wars (1681–1707)	Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire	Inconclusive
Hill States–Sikh wars (1682 - 1815)	Sikhs	Hill States of India	Sikh victory
Maratha–Portuguese War (1683–1684)	Maratha Empire	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Stalemate
Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686)	Bijapur Sultanate   Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire	Mughal victory Mughal Empire annexes Bijapur State
Anglo-Mughal War (1686–1690)	Mughal Empire	East India Company	Mughal victory British conclusion of peace with the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1689
Siege of Golconda (1687)	Mughal Empire	Golconda Sultanate	Mughal victory Mughal Empire annexes Golconda
Battle of Nadaun (1691)	Bilaspur State Akal Sena (Sikhs)	Mughal Empire Kangra State Bijarwal State	Sikh victory
Mughal–Portuguese War (1692–1693) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts	Mughal Empire	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Status quo ante bellum
Omani–Portuguese conflict (1696–1714) Siege of Mombasa (1696–1698) Battle of Surat (1704)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Portuguese Mombasa	Omani Empire	Indecisive Omani forces capture Fort Jesus. End of Portuguese hegemony in Southeast Africa.
Battle of Guler (1696)	Sikhs	Mughal Empire	Sikh victory
Rajput Rebellion 1708-1710 (1708–1710)	Kingdom of Marwar Kingdom of Mewar Kingdom of Amber	Mughal Empire	Rajput victory Mughal emperor sued for peace Restoration of the Rajput holdings which had been annexed by the previous Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Battle of Gurdas Nangal (1715)	First Sikh State	Mughal Empire	Mughal victory
Siege of Gurdaspur (1715)	First Sikh State	Mughal Empire	Mughal victory Banda Singh Bahadur and his soldiers captured and later executed
Maratha–Portuguese War (1725–1726) [11]	Maratha Confederacy	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Inconclusive Peace of Bassein
Maratha–Portuguese War (1729–1732)	Maratha Confederacy	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Supported by: British Empire British East India Company	Portuguese Victory Start of Novas Conquistas
Novas Conquistas (1729–1789) Siege of Alorna Siege of Tiracol	Kingdom of Mysore Maratha Empire Kolhapur State Sawantwadi State	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Supported by: Rajahnate of Soonda Kingdom of Sawantwadi	Portuguese Victory
Nadir Shah's invasion of India (1738–1739)	Mughal Empire	Afsharid dynasty	Persian victory Persian occupation and plundering of Delhi
Travancore–Dutch War (incl. Battle of Colachel (Kulachal) 10 August 1741 (1739–1753)	Travancore	Dutch Empire Dutch East India Company	Travancore victory Dutch colonization halted in Travancore
Battle of Vasai (1739)	Maratha Empire	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Maratha victory Baçaim ceded to the Peshwas
Battle of Karnal (1739–February 13, 1739)	Mughal Empire	Persian Afsharid Empire	Persian victory
Siege of Trichinopoly (1741) (1741)	Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire Nawab of the Carnatic	Maratha victory Maratha annexation of Tiruchirappalli
Expeditions in Bengal (1741–1748)	Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire Nawab of Bengal	Peace treaty Maratha annexation of the territory up to the river Suvarnarekha from Bengal
First Carnatic War (1744–1748) Part of War of the Austrian Succession	Mughal Empire Nizam of Hyderabad Nawab of Carnatic	Kingdom of France French East India Company Kingdom of Great Britain British East India Company	Status quo ante bellum
Second Carnatic War (1749–1754)	Kingdom of France French East India Company Mughal Empire Kingdom of Mysore Nawab of Arcot (Chanda Sahib) Hyderabad State (Muzaffar Jang Hidayat)	Kingdom of Great Britain British East India Company   Maratha Empire Nawab of Arcot (Wallajah) Hyderabad State (Nasir Jung)	Stalemate Treaty of Pondicherry
Naval Battle of Calicut (1752)	Maratha Empire	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Maratha victory
Seven Years' War (1754–1763) Third Carnatic War	France Austria Russia (until 1762) Spanish Empire (from 1761) Sweden (1757–62)   Saxony Mughal Empire (from 1757)	Prussia   Great Britain Hanover Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Iroquois Confederacy Portugal (from 1761) Hesse-Kassel Schaumburg-Lippe	Status quo ante in Europe, but transfer of colonial possessions between Britain, France and Spain in the Treaty of Paris (1763). French cession of New France (excluding Louisiana) to Britain and recognition of British supremacy in Bengal Spanish cession of Florida to Britain French cession of Louisiana to Spain British cession of Cuba and Manila (Philippine Islands) to Spain Britain restored the Indian factories to France, but forbade French traders from administering them France recognized British clients as the rulers of key Indian native states and pledged not to send troops to Bengal.
Maratha conquest of North-west India (1757–1758)	Maratha Empire	Durrani Empire	Peace treaty Maratha annexation of Punjab, Kashmir and surrounding regions.
Battle of Plassey (1757)	East India Company	Nawab of Bengal French East India Company	Company victory British annexation of Bengal
Afghan-Maratha War (1758–1761)	Maratha Empire Sikh confederacy	Durrani Empire Rohilkhand	Durrani victory
Third Battle of Panipat (1761)	Maratha Empire	Durrani Empire	Durrani victory Sadashiv Bahu led Maratha forces defeated by Ahmad shah abdali
Battle of Kup (1762)	Durrani Empire	Sikh Confederacy	Durrani victory Ahmad Shah's forces killed several thousand Sikhs, and the surviving Sikhs fled to Barnala. According to various different estimates, as many as 5,000 to 30,000 Sikh men, women, elderly and children were killed in what is known as the second Sikh genocide (Vadda Ghalughara). [12] [13] [14]
Battle of Sirhind (1764)	Sikh Confederacy	Durrani Empire	Sikh victory Sikhs capture Sirhind. [15] [16]
Battle of Buxar (1764)	East India Company	Mughal Empire	Company victory Treaty of Allahabad
First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769)	East India Company   Maratha Empire Nawab of the Carnatic Hyderabad	Mysore	Mysore victory Treaty of Madras
First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782)	Maratha Empire	East India Company	Maratha victory Treaty of Salbai
Battle of Delhi (1783)	Sikh Confederacy	Mughal Empire	Sikh victory Construction of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib [17]
Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784)	Mysore	East India Company   Maratha Empire	Status quo ante bellum Treaty of Mangalore
Maratha-Mysore War (1785–1787)	Maratha Empire	Mysore	Maratha victory Treaty of Gajendragad
Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792)	East India Company   Maratha Empire Hyderabad Travancore	Mysore Diplomatic support:  France [18]	Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory Treaty of Seringapatam
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799)	East India Company   Maratha Empire Hyderabad Travancore	Mysore Diplomatic support:  France [18]	Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory
Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805)	Maratha Empire	East India Company	British victory Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon
Battle of Vizagapatam (1804)	East India Company   United Kingdom	France	French victory
Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–1816)	East India Company Garhwal Kingdom Patiala State Kingdom of Sikkim	Nepal	Company victory Treaty of Sugauli Cession of Nepalese territory to the British Empire
Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus (1815)	East India Company	United States	American victory Capture of Nautilus by American forces
Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818)	Maratha Empire	East India Company	British victory Formal dissolution of the Maratha Empire
First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826)	East India Company	Burmese Empire	Company victory Treaty of Yandabo Beginning of British rule in Burma
Siege of Herat (1837–1838) Part of Great Game	Emirate of Herat East India Company Supported by:   British Empire Aimaq tribesmen Maimana Khanate Andkhui Khanate Sheberghan Khanate Sar-i Pul Khanate Bukhara Emirate Khiva Khanate [19]	Qajar Iran Supported by:   Russian Empire Principality of Qandahar	Company victory Temporary British occupation of Kharg Island. Persian withdrawal from Herat.
First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842)	East India Company	Emirate of Afghanistan	Afghan victory British withdrawal from Afghanistan
First Opium War (1839–1842)	Great Britain   East India Company	Qing dynasty	Company victory Treaty of Nanking
First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846)	Sikh Empire	East India Company   Patiala	Company victory
Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849)	Sikh Empire	East India Company	Company victory Dissolution of the Sikh Empire
Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852)	East India Company	Burmese Empire	Company victory Succession of Pagan Min by Mindon Min in Burma
Anglo-Persian War (1856–1857)	United Kingdom   East India Company Afghanistan	Iran	Company victory Treaty of Paris (1857) Persian withdrawal from Herat
Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1857–1858)	Mughal Empire Oudh Forces of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi Forces of Nana Sahib Peshwa II Various other Rajas, Nawabs, Zamindars, Taluqdars, and chieftains	East India Company   United Kingdom Nepal Various other Rajas, Nawabs, Zamindars, Taluqdars, and chieftains	Company victory Suppression of the rebellions End of the Mughal Empire and Company rule in India Establishment of Crown rule in India (British Raj)

Modern India (c. 1857 to 1947 CE)

Wars involving British Indian Empire

Main article: British Raj

Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the rule of the British East India company came to end and the British crown began to rule over India directly as per the Government of India Act 1858. India was now a single empire comprising British India and the princely states.

  British Indian defeat

  British Indian victory

  Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)

Name of conflict	India and allies	Opponents	Outcome
Second Opium War (1856–1860)	British Empire   United Kingdom   India French Empire	China	Victory Treaties of Tientsin.
Ambela Campaign (1863–1864)	India	Afghan Pashtuns Yousafzai tribe	Defeat Failure to subdue Afghan tribal area Forced British withdrawal from Buner
Bhutan War (1864–1865)	India	Bhutan	Victory Bhutanese territorial cessions to India.
British Expedition to Abyssinia (1867–1868)	United Kingdom   India	Ethiopian Empire	Victory British victory at the Battle of Magdala, Theodore II commits suicide.
Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880)	United Kingdom   India	Afghanistan	Victory Treaty of Gandamak, British objectives attained. Afghanistan's tribal frontier areas annexed into British India. Afghanistan becomes a British Protectorate.
Mahdist War (1881–1899)	Congo Free State United Kingdom   India Egypt Ethiopia	Mahdist Sudan	Victory Sudan became an Anglo-Egyptian condominium.
Anglo-Egyptian War (1882)	United Kingdom   India Tewfik Pasha	Ahmed Orabi	Victory Ahmed Orabi exiled, British occupation of Egypt.
Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885)	India	Burmese Empire	Victory The province of Burma became part of India.
Third Black Mountain Expedition (1888)	India	Yousafzai Hassanzai Akazai	Victory Allaiwal village of Pokal occupied and destroyed.
Sikkim Expedition (1888)	India	Tibet	Victory Tibetan forces expelled from Sikkim.
Hunza-Nagar Campaign (1891)	India	Hunza Nagar	Victory The British gained control of Hunza and Nagar.
Chitral Expedition (1895)	India	Chitralis Bajouri and Afghan Tribesmen	Victory Fort of Chitral relieved.
Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896)	Britain   India	Zanzibar Sultanate	Victory End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Zanzibar ceded to the British Empire.
Tochi Expedition (1896)	India	Waziri	Victory Rebellion put down.
Siege of Malakand (1897)	India	پشتون Pashtun tribes	Victory Rebellion defeated
First Mohmand Campaign (1897–1898)	India	Mohmand	Victory Punitive expedition successful.
Tirah Campaign (1897–1898)	India	Afridi Orakzai Tsamkani	Victory Negotiations for peace were then begun with the Afridis.
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901)	Empire of Japan Russia United Kingdom   India France   United States Germany   Austria-Hungary Italy	Yihetuan Movement   China	Victory The rebellion was suppressed. Signing of the Boxer Protocol. Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing.
Second Boer War (1899–1902)	United Kingdom British Cape Colony Natal Colony Rhodesia   Australia   India   Canada   New Zealand   Ceylon	Orange Free State   South African Republic	Victory Treaty of Vereeniging, British sovereignty over The Orange Free State and the Transvaal.
British expedition to Tibet (1903–1904)	India	Tibet	Victory Treaty enforced, return to status quo .
Bambatha Rebellion (1906)	United Kingdom   India	Zulu people	Victory Rebellion suppressed
Bazar Valley Campaign (1908)	India	Zakka Khel clan of the Afridi	Victory Rebellion suppressed
World War I (1914–1918)	France United Kingdom   Canada   Australia   New Zealand   India   South Africa Russia   Italy   United States   Serbia   Montenegro   Belgium   Japan   Romania   Portugal Hejaz China   Greece Brazil Kingdom of Nepal	Germany   Austria-Hungary   Ottoman Empire   Bulgaria	Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (1918–1920)	White Movement British Empire   United Kingdom   Canada   Australia   India   South Africa   Japan   Czechoslovakia   Greece   Poland   United States France   Romania   Serbia   Italy China	Russian SFSR   Far Eastern Republic Latvian SSR Ukrainian SSR Commune of Estonia Mongolian communists	Withdrawal Allied withdrawal from Russia. Bolshevik victory over White Army.
Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923)	Greece Pontic Rebels France French Armenian Legion French West Africa Armenia United Kingdom   India Istanbul Government Kuva-yi Inzibatiye Italy Georgia	Ankara Government Kuva-yi Nizamiye Kuva-yi Milliye	Defeat [20] Armistice of Mudanya. Overthrow of the Ottoman sultanate. Treaty of Lausanne. Withdrawal of Allied forces from occupied lands of Turkey. Establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)	United Kingdom   India	Afghanistan	Armistice Treaty of Rawalpindi Afghan invasion repelled. Afghanistan regains control of external affairs. Reaffirmation of the Durand Line.
First Waziristan Campaign (1919)	India	Waziristan	Victory Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes.
Kuwait–Najd War (1919–1920)	United Kingdom   India Kuwait	Sultanate of Nejd Ikhwan	Victory Ikhawan retreat.
Iraqi revolt (1920)	United Kingdom   India	Iraqi rebels	Victory Faisal I of Iraq installed as the King of Iraq.
Malabar rebellion (1921)	India	Mappila Muslims	Victory Rebellion suppressed.
Pink's War (1925)	India	Mahsud tribesmen	Victory Tribal leaders accept terms.
Second Mohmand Campaign (1935)	India	Mohmand	Victory Jirga and peace.
Second Waziristan Campaign (1936–1939)	India	Waziri tribesmen	Victory Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes.
World War II (1939–1945)	Soviet Union   United States   United Kingdom   China France   Free France Poland   Yugoslavia   Greece Republican Spain   Netherlands   Belgium   Luxembourg   Denmark   Norway   Czechoslovakia FTM   Canada   Australia   New Zealand   India   Ceylon British Burma Egypt Sudan Nigeria   South Africa Philippines Ethiopia Brazil   Mexico   Colombia Cuba   Chile   Peru Mongolia   Tuva Viet Minh KLA Kingdom of Nepal	Germany   Japan   Italy Vichy France   Romania Hungary   Bulgaria Slovakia Bohemia and Moravia   Croatia   Finland   Francoist Spain Kingdom of Albania German Albania Thailand   Iraq Azad Hind Japanese Burma   Manchukuo   Mengjiang	Victory Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943)	United Kingdom   India Sudan   Southern Rhodesia   Palestine   Australia   New Zealand Egypt   South Africa   Free France Poland Greece Czechoslovakia	Italy Libya Supported by:   Germany	Victory Allied Victory
East African Campaign (1940–1943)	United Kingdom   Australia   Gold Coast   India Kenya Nigeria   Nyasaland   Northern Rhodesia   Southern Rhodesia Uganda   Somaliland   South Africa Sudan   Belgium   Belgian Congo   Ethiopia   Free France French Equatorial Africa	Italy   Italian East Africa Supported by:   Germany	Victory Collapse of Italian East Africa
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran (1941)	Soviet Union United Kingdom   India	Iran	Victory Abdication of Reza Shah, Allied occupation of Iran.
Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1947)	Netherlands United Kingdom   India	Indonesia	British Indian withdrawal after Indian independence in 1947. Independent India's entry into the revolution. The Netherlands recognises Indonesian independence.
Operation Masterdom (1945–1946)	United Kingdom   India France Japan	Viet Minh	Victory Start of the First Indochina War, lasting until the Geneva Conference of 1954.

Independent India (c. 1947–present)

See also: History of India (1947–present)

Wars involving the Dominion and Republic of India

In 1947, the British Indian Empire split into the Dominion of Pakistan and the Dominion of India. The Indian Army, the Royal Indian Air Force and the Royal Indian Navy too, were divided between the two countries. In 1950, the Union of India became the Republic of India after abolishing monarchy.

  Indian defeat

  Indian victory

  Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)

  Ongoing conflict

Name of conflict	India and allies	Opponents	Outcome
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (1947–1948)	India Jammu and Kashmir	Pakistan Furqan Force	Ceasefire Partitioning of Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan as Jammu and Kashmir and Azad Kashmir.
Integration of Junagadh (1947)	India	Junagadh	Victory Annexation of Junagadh into India
Operation Polo (1948)	India	Hyderabad	Victory Annexation of Hyderabad into India
Korean War (1950–1953)	South Korea United Nations   United States   United Kingdom   Canada   Turkey   Australia   Philippines   New Zealand   Thailand   Ethiopia   Greece   France   Colombia   Belgium   South Africa   Netherlands   Luxembourg Supported by:   Denmark   Italy   West Germany   India   Israel   Norway   Sweden   Taiwan   Japan Pakistan   Cuba   El Salvador Spain	North Korea   China   Soviet Union Supported by:   Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany   Hungary   Poland   Romania   Mongolia	Stalemate Formation of the DMZ
Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1954)	India	Portugal	Victory Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli into India
Congo Crisis (1960–1964)	1960–63: Republic of the Congo Supported by:   Soviet Union (1960) ONUC [b]   India	1960–63:   Katanga   South Kasai Supported by:   Belgium [c] 1960–62: Stanleyville government Supported by:   Soviet Union	Victory Debellation of the State of Katanga
Annexation of Goa (1961)	India	Portugal	Victory Annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu into India
Sino-Indian War of 1962 (1962)	India	China	Defeat
Insurgency in Northeast India (1964–)	India   Bhutan (joined in 2003)   Bangladesh (joined in 1971)   Myanmar (joined in 2018)	ATTF BLTF HuM KLNLF KLO NDFB NSCN PLA ULFA UNLF and others...	Ongoing Ongoing low-level insurgency Re-annexation of those areas of Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya held by militants. Bhutanese victory in Operation All Clear Introduction of AFSPA in seven north-eastern states, later repealed in Tripura [21] and Meghalaya. [22]
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (1965)	India	Pakistan	Stalemate United Nations mandated ceasefire India had an upper hand in the war [23] No permanent territorial changes (see Tashkent Declaration)
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency (1967–)	India	Full List Communist Party of India (Maoist) People's Liberation Guerrilla Army Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Janashakti Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Naxalbari (until 2014) Communist Party of United States of India Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee) People's Liberation Army of Manipur Purbo Banglar Communist Party Centre of Indian Communists Tamil Nadu Liberation Army Supported by: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) New People's Army [24]	Ongoing Indian victory in Operation Steeplechase Quelling of the insurgency on a large scale via Operation Green Hunt
Nathu La and Cho La clashes (1967)	India	China	Victory Chinese withdrawal from the Kingdom of Sikkim
Bangladesh Liberation War ( From March 1971) & Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ( From Dec 1971)	India Bangladesh Supported by:   Soviet Union [25] [26]	Pakistan Supported by:   United States [27] [28]   United Kingdom [29]   China [29]   Iran [30] [31]   Ceylon [32] [33] [34] [35]   Saudi Arabia [36]	Victory Pakistani surrender in East Pakistan Independence of Bangladesh
The First JVP insurrection (1971)	Ceylon United Front (since May 15) SLFP CCP (Pro-Soviet) LSSP Australia Egypt India Pakistan Singapore Soviet Union United Kingdom United States Yugoslavia China	JVP Supported by:   North Korea (alleged) ASBPI CCP (Maoist) (alleged)	Victory Rebel forces surrender Ceylonese government reestablishes control over entire island
Siachen conflict (1984–2003)	India	Pakistan	Victory Annexation of the Siachen Glacier into India following Operation Meghdoot India captures Quaid Post / Bana Top during Operation Rajiv Ceasefire since 2003
Operation Blue Star (1984)	India Supported by:   United Kingdom   Soviet Union	Sikh militants	Victory Indian forces suffer high casualties
Insurgency in Punjab (1984–1995)	India Supported by:   United Kingdom   Soviet Union	Sikh militants Supported by:   Pakistan	Victory Militancy defeated
Operation Flowers are Blooming (1986)	India   Seychelles	Military of Seychelles	Victory Aversion of the coup Resignation of Berlouis
The Second JVP insurrection (1987–1989)	Sri Lanka India   United States   United Kingdom Military support:   Japan   South Korea   France   Israel   South Africa   Pakistan   Egypt	JVP Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya IUSF Supported by:   Soviet Union   North Korea   Cuba ASBPI PLOTE (until 1988) SLFP	Victory Emergency conditions in South-western and Central provinces of Sri Lanka lifted Insurgency declined following the fall of the Eastern bloc
Sri Lankan Civil War (1987–1990)	India   Sri Lanka	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam	Withdrawal Withdrawal of Indian peace-keeping forces from Sri Lanka Continuation of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Operation Cactus (1988)	India Maldives	PLOTE Maldivian rebels	Victory Restoration of government rule in Maldives
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir (1989–)	India	Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-Badr Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Supported by:   Pakistan [37] Taliban [38] al-Qaeda [38]	Ongoing Ongoing low-level Insurgency Enforcement of AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir
Tajikistani Civil War (1992–1997)	UNMOT   Austria   Bangladesh   Bulgaria   Czechia   Denmark   Ghana   Hungary   Indonesia   Jordan Kingdom of Nepal   Nigeria   Poland    Switzerland   Ukraine   Uruguay Non-UNMOT:   China   India   Kazakhstan   Kyrgyzstan   Russia   Tajikistan   Turkmenistan   Uzbekistan	United Tajik Opposition Taliban	Victory United Nations - armistice
United Nations Operation in Somalia II (1993–1995) (Part of the Somali Civil War) (1991–)	UNOSOM II   Algeria   Australia   Austria   Bangladesh   Belgium   Botswana   Canada   Denmark   Egypt   Fiji   Finland   France   Germany   Greece   India   Indonesia   Ireland   Italy   Kuwait   Jordan   Malaysia   Morocco Kingdom of Nepal   New Zealand   Nigeria   Norway   Pakistan   Philippines   Romania   Saudi Arabia   South Korea   Spain   Sweden    Switzerland   Tunisia   Turkey   UAE   United Kingdom   United States   Zimbabwe	Somali National Alliance	Inconclusive/Other Result Civil war is ongoing
Kargil War (1999)	India	Pakistan	Victory India regains possession of Kargil No territorial changes [39]
Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016)	NATO   United States   United Kingdom   Denmark   Netherlands   Spain   Greece   Germany   Belgium   Canada   Italy   Portugal   Turkey   Norway Non-NATO:   Australia   China   India   Indonesia   Japan   Malaysia   New Zealand [40]   Oman   Pakistan   Russia   Saudi Arabia   Seychelles   Singapore   Somalia   South Korea   Ukraine	Pirates	Victory Number of Somali pirate attacks have been reduced dramatically.
China–India skirmishes (2020–21)	India	China	Stalemate Both sides pulled back their troops from the face-off points. [41] [42]

See also

• Afghan–Sikh Wars
• List of wars involving the Mughal Empire
• Battles involving the Maratha Empire
• List of wars involving Delhi Sultanate
• List of Anglo-Indian Wars
• Indian Army United Nations peacekeeping missions

Notes

1. unofficial Portuguese soldiers just helped the Zamorin.
2. ONUC, the United Nations Operation in the Congo, included troops from Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco, Ethiopia, Ireland, Guinea, Sweden, Mali, Sudan, Liberia, Canada, India, Indonesia and the United Arab Republic among others.^{[ citation needed ]}
3. The secession of Katanga and South Kasai was also supported by South Africa, France and the neighbouring Central African Federation.^{[ citation needed ]} However, it was never officially recognised by any other state.^{[ citation needed ]}

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