Indian Army Launches Assessment Drives, All Set to Take Chaina Head-On

In a view to test its fresh war strategies against China, the Indian Army has initiated an exercise at a height of almost 14,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh. The site is about 100 km from the base areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This is a first-of-its-kind exercise.

These activities of the Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) will be carried out in phases in the upper reaches of Arunachal Pradesh near Tawang till the next 20 days.

The sources from the Indian Army revealed that the initial induction for the exercise was already done. “Now it is underway in short phases and the final phase will be concluded by October 25. With the limitation of the area where the exercise is being held, it can only be carried out in phases”, Sources said.

The biggest challenge is to carry out these military drills in a limited area since we cannot be going very close to the LAC. The initial plan was to conduct the exercise in lower reaches of Arunachal Pradesh but the army wanted to test capabilities of new assault formations in areas where the battle may be fought. These places are above 15,000 feet, where the forward battalions and posts exist to defend any aggression from China.

China had raised some concerns about the exercise but they were addressed through diplomatic channels. As such, keeping in views the visit of Chinese Premier, Xi Jinping, to India later this month and other sensitivities, it was decided that the exercise will be conducted more than 100 km from the LAC.

Earlier, the Indian army had carried out similar exercise in the Western Command to test its strength against Pakistan but a similar war game in the high altitude regions against China has not been done yet.