The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. ...

It has its origins in the Jammu and Kashmir Militia, which was a paramilitary force under the Home Ministry of India, until the early nineteen-seventies, when it was converted to a full fledged Army regiment under the Ministry of Defence, and renamed as the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. The Defence Minister of India is a cabinet position in the Government of India. ...

The regimental center is in Srinagar's Badami Bagh cantonment. A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters, typically in South India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. ...

The last Commander, J&K Militia, was Brigadier Lekhraj Singh Puar, of the Garhwal Rifles. Garhwal Rifles is a well known combat arm of the Indian Army. ...