New Delhi:778 km from Pakistan The Indian Army is putting its full emphasis on the long line of control. The army is in full force to deal with the problems being faced by neighboring countries. However, his eyes are also on China. India is also strengthening its penetration on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) from China.
The Indian Army, with an approximate size of 1.3 million, has increased its activity despite the lack of fund near the northern borders. In this region adjacent to China's borders, the army has begun the process of activating the second division of the Mountain Strike Corps. At the same time Ladakh is also planning a war practice by the end of this year. The high-level sources associated with the army told an Associated newspaper, Times of India, that the '72 Infantry Division, whose headquarter is in Pathankot, will be fully operational in the next three years. '
Army sources said, "At the beginning, there is only one brigade in the beginning, but in three years when 72 infantry divisions are fully operational then there will be 3 brigades. This is likely to happen in the next 3 years. ' The expansion of the 17 Mountain Strike Corps was started in January 2014. This is against China for the first time. Until this, three Strike Corps of Army has been used mainly against Pakistan.
Army Chief Bipin Rawat had earlier given information about this to an Associate newspaper, Times of India. Rawat had said that 17 corps would have two high level infantry divisions. Equipped with artillery, armored, air defense, engineer brigade, it will extend from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh. According to the Army Chief, '90,274 soldiers will be deployed for this. The process will be completed by 2021, which will cost Rs 64,678 crore.
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