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'''Scouts''' (and [[Conscription|levies]] and militia) in the [[British Empire]] meant a locally raised standing [[paramilitary]], not part of the [[British Army]] or [[British Indian Army]], under the command of a local Chief or commissioner, but with attached British officers. Scouts were internal and border security units composed of locals, officered by British officers.<ref>Armies of the Raj: From the Great Indian Mutiny to Independence: 1858-1947 Hardcover – January 1, 1989 by Byron Farwell (Author), Copyright: 1989, {{ISBN|0393026795}}</ref>

== British India ==
Scouts (including Militias and Levies) were locally raised standing forces responsible for security and border control usually in border areas, these forces were under local control but were financed in whole or part by the Raj.<ref>Armies of the Raj: From the Great Indian Mutiny to Independence: 1858-1947 Hardcover – January 1, 1989 by Byron Farwell (Author), Copyright: 1989, {{ISBN|0393026795}}</ref><ref>Hassan Abbas (2007-03-30). "Transforming Pakistan's Frontier Corps". Terrorism Monitor. Washington: Jamestown Foundation.</ref>

== Modern India ==
All are locally raised standing high mountain and border security units of the [[Indian Army]], they are composed of locally recruited personnel. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/know-the-indian-army-a-basic-fact-file-infantry-regiments-history-organisation-structure-1267108|title=Know the Indian Army | A Basic Fact-file on the Organisation and Structure of Infantry Regiments|date=22 June 2020}}</ref>
* [[Arunachal Scouts]], part of [[Assam Regiment]]
* Dogra Scouts, part of the [[Dogra Regiment]]
* Garhwal Scouts, part of the [[Garhwal Rifles]]
* [[Sikkim Scouts]], raised for the state of [[Sikkim]], affiliated with [[11th Gorkha Rifles]]
* [[Ladakh Scouts]], for the [[Ladakh]] region

== Pakistan ==
Scouts in Pakistan are part of the [[Frontier Corps]] (1878), inherited from British India, with the sole exception being the [[Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts]] , a recently raised (2003) border and internal security force under the direct control of the [[Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)|Pakistani Ministry of the Interior]].<ref>Hassan Abbas (2007-03-30). "Transforming Pakistan's Frontier Corps". Terrorism Monitor. Washington: Jamestown Foundation.</ref><ref>Yates, Athol (2020). The Evolution of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates. Warwick: Helion and Company. p. 184. ISBN 9781912866007.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legionmagazine.com/en/2002/11/scouting-on-the-afghan-frontier/|title = Scouting on the Afghan Frontier|date = 2 November 2002}}</ref>

The following list of scouts includes their year of founding if known.

* [[Bajaur Scouts]] (1961)
* [[Chaman Scouts]] (1946)
* [[Chitral Scouts]] (1903)
* [[Dasht Scouts]] (2018)
* [[Ghazaband Scouts]] (1977)
* [[Gilgit Scouts]] (1913 - 1975) (integrated into the [[Northern Light Infantry]] of the Pakistan Army).
* [[Kalat Scouts]] (1965)
* [[Karakoram Souts]] (1964), merged into the Northern Light Infantry in 1975
* [[Khattak Scouts]]
* [[Loralai Scouts]] (1977)
* [[Loran Scouts]]
* [[Mekran/Makran Scouts]] (1974)
* [[Qilla Abdullah Scouts]] (2005) (previously the Bolan Scouts)
* [[Sibi Scouts]] (1971)
* [[South Waziristan Scouts]] (1900)
* [[Thal Scouts]] (1948)
* [[Tochi Scouts]] (1894)
* [[Pakistan Levies]]

== Somaliland ==
* [[Somaliland Scouts]], an internal and border security force in [[British Somaliland]]<ref>Metz et al. 1993, "The Warrior Tradition and Development of a National Army," in Somalia: A Country Study.</ref>

== Trucial States ==
* [[Trucial Oman Scouts]], formed in 1951 as the Trucial Oman Levies, an internal and border security force, it was renamed and expanded in 1956 as the Trucial Oman Scouts, and later became the [[United Arab Emirates Army#Union Defense Force (1971-1976)|Union Defense Force]] of the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>Yates, Athol (2020). The Evolution of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates. Warwick: Helion and Company. p. 184. ISBN 9781912866007.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Schutztruppe]] - security forces for Imperial German colonies

==Notes==
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[[Category:Government paramilitary forces]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of British India]]

Scouts (paramilitary) - Revision history

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