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| India ups vigil on China border: 40,000 extra troops and an artillery brigade to LAC |
| 2009-05-26 |
| It now seems clear that India is slowly but surely being surrounded by China with the growing influence that the Chinese have in each of India's neighbours -- Pakistan, Nepal, Burma and now even Sri Lanka. Clearly concerned about being encircled NDTV has exclusive information that India is to send another 40,000 troops to the India-China border. After downplaying the China threat for years, the government is now decided to raise additional fighting formations to meet any eventuality and to improve the infrastructure in the areas bordering China. India increases troops: * Two new divisions (40,000 troops) * Artillery brigade, 9 airstrips * Military's assessment: China is India's greatest threat * India wants to match China's forces * Cost: Rs 5,000 crores India is increasing the number of troops on the border with China in Arunachal Pradesh. NDTV has learnt that two mountain divisions, that is, 40,000 troops will be recruited over the next two years. It's a huge step that New Delhi has taken and reflects the military's view that China is India's greatest threat. Deploying more troops is being seen as an assertion by India that Arunachal Pradesh is not a part of China as Beijing claims. So, why has this been done? India wants to match China's forces. Sources say there's an urgency to match China's massive military presence across the border estimated at 3 lakh troops. After this, in Arunachal alone India will have about 1 lakh soldiers. This plan implementation will cost the government Rs 5,000 crore. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #3 OOOPSIES, my bad, forgot to add that PRC-VIET MIL CONFLICT over China Seas sovereignty and protection of PRC/CHin access into the Malaccas + Indian Ocean is ALSO MORE IMPORTANT TO CHIN SECURITY THAN EVEN A US-CHIN WAR OVER TAIWAN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-05-26 21:15 |
| #2 ION CHINA-INDIA, WORLD MIL FORUM > IIUC VIETNAM JOURNAL: WE ARE NOT AFRAID OF CHINA. Despite present limits, the VIETNAM is steadily improving its military ability to EFFEC COUNTER-ATTACK AGZ HOSTILE/AGGRESSOR NATIONS; + MANY CHINESE MISTAKENLY BELIEVE THAT CHIN SHOULD RESOLVE ITS STRATEGIC PROBS WID THE PHILIPPINES FIRST [PRC mil access = breakout into WESTPAC vee PRO-US-ALLIES "CHAIN OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS"]. HOWEVER, THE CHINA-VIETNAM ROW OVER THE CHINA SEAS IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT TO CHINESE SECURITY [Indian Ocean trade, unstable Western China regions]??? ALso from WMF > SHOCKING VIETNAM WAR SECRET: MAO-LED COMMUNIST CHINA [repeatedly]WARNED THE US NOT TO SEND US ARMY FORCES OVER THE 17th PARALLEL [17th North Latitude Line/DMZ] INTO NVN ELSE CHINA/MAO WOULD'VE ORDERED LARGE-SCALE PLA GROUND, AIR FORCES INTO NORTH VIETNAM TO INTERVENE AND FIGHT THE US INVADERS. US-CHINA REGIONAL NUCLEAR ESCALATION AND COMBAT OVER THE TWO VIETNAMS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-05-26 21:10 |
| #1 How much satellite intel are we giving them? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-05-26 17:26 |