Editing Gurkha (section)

=== Indian Army Gurkhas ===
[[File:Indian Army soldiers move into position while demonstrating a platoon-level ambush to U.S. Army paratroopers during Yudh Abhyas 2013.jpg|thumb|The soldiers of 5th Gurkha Rifles of the [[Indian Army]] take position during a training exercise.]]
{{Main|Gorkha regiments (India)}}

Upon independence in 1947, six of the original ten Gurkha regiments remained with the [[Indian Army]].{{sfn|Parker|2005|p=224}} These regiments were:
* [[1 Gorkha Rifles|1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)]]
* [[3 Gorkha Rifles|3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles]]
* [[4 Gorkha Rifles|4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles]]
* [[5 Gorkha Rifles|5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]]
* [[8 Gorkha Rifles|8th Gurkha Rifles]]
* [[9 Gorkha Rifles|9th Gurkha Rifles]]

Additionally, a further regiment, [[11 Gorkha Rifles]], was raised. In 1949 the spelling was changed from "Gurkha" to the original "Gorkha".{{sfn|Chappell|1993|p=12}} All royal titles were dropped when India became a republic in 1950.{{sfn|Chappell|1993|p=12}}

Since partition, the Gurkha regiments that were transferred to the Indian Army have established themselves as a permanent and vital part of the newly independent Indian Army. Indeed, while Britain has reduced its Gurkha contingent, India has continued to recruit Gorkhas of Nepal into Gorkha regiments in large numbers, as well as Indian Gorkhas.{{sfn|Parker|2005|p=229}} In 2009 the Indian Army had a Gorkha contingent that numbered around 42,000 men in 46 battalions, spread across seven regiments.

Although their deployment is still governed by the 1947 Tripartite Agreement, in the post-1947 conflicts India has fought in, Gorkhas have served in almost all of them, including the wars with Pakistan in 1947, 1965, 1971 and 1999 and also against China in 1962.{{sfn|Parker|2005|p=230}} They have also been used in peacekeeping operations around the world.{{sfn|Chappell|1993|p=12}} They have also served in Sri Lanka conducting operations against the [[Tamil Tigers]].{{sfn|Parker|2005|p=203}}