Look at the news from Knows reporter Bi Junjie
2021-10-26 22:41
On October 26, Indian media reported that India's Interior Minister of State, Rai, said that he would send seven additional battalions and about 8,000 soldiers to the China-India border area. These soldiers will be assigned to the Indian Border Police Force, and promises will be provided with better armament and better logistical support.
It is understood that this so-called China-India Border Police Force, although nominally a police force, is actually the Indian Border Guard Army, which has received strict training in mountain warfare and is considered to be India's ace unit. Originally only 4 battalions in size, this force has been expanding with the transformation of India's strategy toward China, and now it has a total of about 60 battalions, and has 15 military regions and 5 defense zones, with a strength of about 90,000 people.
Infographic of conflicts in the Galwan Valley
In last year's clashes in the Galwan Valley, it was this force that spearheaded the trouble.
Previously, on October 24, India held the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the force. Rai declared that the force was "second to none" in protecting the country. On the same day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also tweeted that he would pay tribute to this force, which "responds to the call of the country with the greatest dedication.".
In this regard, military commentator Wang Qiang said that India's strategy has always been to "deter" China as much as possible, and this increase in troops is a key moment in the Sino-Indian negotiations, and the Indian side believes that taking such an offensive approach can force the Chinese side to make concessions in the negotiations.
It is worth noting that India will also mobilize the US-made "CH-47" transport helicopter to deploy the US-made "M777" howitzer to make up for India's lack of long-range firepower in the Sino-Indian border area.
But with a little analysis, it is not difficult to find that india has actually made some seemingly huge moves at this point in October, which is more of a bluff. Because the cold weather is coming, India is in a hurry to carry out a series of military operations in the border areas, lacking logistical support, equipment and ammunition fuel.
Therefore, when the Indian army carried out its mission in severe cold weather last year, morale was relatively low, and there was a situation of "freezing to death". Wang Qiang believes that India's large-scale increase in troops is likely to be just a stage action of the Indian army.
(Look at the news Knows reporter Bi Junjie)