text: President's Colours (Standard and Guidon for mounted units of the Army and Air Force flying units and Banners for service arms and the light infantry) are awarded to distinguished units of the Armed Forces by the President of India, who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, these are the equivalents to British regimental colours. In the Army, these colours carry the regimental/battalion insignia and any recognized battle honours won by the unit.
  Army
  Cavalry Standards – per colour facing
  Cavalry Guidons – same as standards
  Artillery and Air Defence Artillery Banners - burgundy red and blue
  Infantry Colours – per respective colour facing
  Light Infantry and Rifle Colours – same as regular infantry
  Service Corps Banners/Colours – per respective colours
  Air Force – sky blue
  Only the President's Bodyguard has had in times a full strand following British practice, consisting of the President's Standard and a Regimental Standard.
  Malaysia
  The same format of Sovereign's and Regimental Colours also apply in Malaysia. The King's Colours and Regimental Colours of the Malaysian Armed Forces are the flags given by the King of Malaysia in his responsibilities as Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and by the 8 other state monarchs.  The colours are given to units recognized as Royal units and to flags of large formations (the King's Colour) and to units receiving their new regimental colours (the Unit Regimental Colour).