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Indian Army plans to raise two mountain divisions
The Indian Army will raise two new mountain divisions, with 15,000 soldiers each, which will be tailor-made for operations in the hills of Northern and Northeastern part of the country.The groundwork on the organisational structure and equipment profile of the two new proposed mountain divisions had started after India's Cabinet Committee on security recently approved this plan, India's leading English daily The Times of India reported Thursday quoting a source in the Indian Defence Ministry. The two new mountain divisions will have integral tactical air mobility assets in the shape of medium to heavy-lift helicopters, The Times of India said. The approval for the new mountain divisions comes at a time when New Delhi's Northern neighbour China is upgrading its military infrastructure along its more than 4,000 km long boundary with India. The 1.13-million strong Indian Army has 10 mountain divisions out of a total of 35 divisions. The Indian government has also kick-started infrastructure development programmes, particularly road development along its border with China, the daily said. Posted by: Seafarious 2008-02-08 |
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