Army Strengthening Mountain Strikes Corps
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is adding about 10,000 more troops to its only mountain strike corps responsible for offensive operations along the China frontier, bolstering its deployments along the northern borders. The Mountain Strike Corps’ strengthening is part of the force’s efforts to shift its attention away from the western front with Pakistan and concentrate more towards the Chinese frontier. According to government sources, an established Division formation in the Eastern sector of about 10,000 troops has been assigned to the 17 Mountain Strike Corps headquartered in West Bengal’s Panagarh. “The Centre cleared the Mountain Strike Corps about a
 
								 
                                    
                                                                             
                                                                     
                 
    


 
															 
								 
								
