06-27-2021, 07:25 PM
** 27-Jun-2021 World View: India moves 50,000 troops to China border
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...ense-shift
India has redirected at least 50,000 additional troops to its border
with China in a historic shift toward an offensive military posture
against the world’s second-biggest economy. ...
Over the past few months, India has moved troops and fighter jet
squadrons to three distinct areas along its border with China,
according to four people familiar with the matter. All in all, India
now has roughly 200,000 troops focused on the border, two of them
said, which is an increase of more than 40% from last year. ...
Whereas previously India’s military presence was aimed at blocking
Chinese moves, the redeployment will allow Indian commanders more
options to attack and seize territory in China if necessary in a
strategy known as “offensive defense,” one of the people said. That
includes a lighter footprint involving more helicopters to airlift
soldiers from valley to valley along with artillery pieces like the
M777 howitzer built by BAE Systems Inc.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...ense-shift
India has redirected at least 50,000 additional troops to its border
with China in a historic shift toward an offensive military posture
against the world’s second-biggest economy. ...
Over the past few months, India has moved troops and fighter jet
squadrons to three distinct areas along its border with China,
according to four people familiar with the matter. All in all, India
now has roughly 200,000 troops focused on the border, two of them
said, which is an increase of more than 40% from last year. ...
Whereas previously India’s military presence was aimed at blocking
Chinese moves, the redeployment will allow Indian commanders more
options to attack and seize territory in China if necessary in a
strategy known as “offensive defense,” one of the people said. That
includes a lighter footprint involving more helicopters to airlift
soldiers from valley to valley along with artillery pieces like the
M777 howitzer built by BAE Systems Inc.
- Map showing locations of China-India border tensions
