India To Deploy 36,000 Extra Troops On Chinese Border -- BBCIndia has formed two new army divisions - comprising more than 36,000 men - to defend the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
The remote north-eastern state adjoins China which claims large parts of it.
The 56th Division will be based in the nearby state of Nagaland to guard the eastern flank of Arunachal Pradesh from Chinese attack through Burma.
The other new formation, the 71st Division, will be based in Assam to protect central Arunachal Pradesh.
There has been no response so far from China to the decision.
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Update: India boosts troop level near Tibet border -- UPI
My Comment: With boundary talks slated with China next week, this deployment is an ominous indication from India that these discussions will not be successful.
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