Think tank claims over half of 13L Indian soldiers under severe stress, deletes report later The study says the Indian Army has been losing more personnel every year due to suicides, fratricides and untoward incidents than in response to enemy or terrorist activities. Snehesh Alex Philip 9 January, 2021 3:49 pm IST Text Size: A+ New Delhi: More than half of the over 13-lakh strong Indian Army personnel “seems to be under severe stress”, according to a study published by the tri-services think tank United Service Institution of India (USI). There have been over 1,100 cases of suicide among varous ranks since 2010. The study, done by a serving Colonel and published on the USI website last month was, however, removed Friday.