ITBP Chief Says Face-Offs With China Continue Along Arunachal Pradesh Border
The ITBP chief said new Shaurya commandos and drone units are helping border forces respond as talks continue with China.
- On Thursday, ITBP Director General Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor confirmed face-offs with Chinese People's Liberation Army troops are ongoing at multiple locations across Arunachal Pradesh, marking the first official acknowledgment of rising tensions since July.
- Kapoor emphasized that countering China through "traditional" means of warfare is obsolete, citing China as India's "biggest adversary" and requiring modern, specialized high-altitude combat capabilities instead.
- The force earmarked 70 percent of Rs 400 crore modernization funds for drone warfare, with government in-principle approval for a broader Rs 4,000 crore scheme allocating Rs 1,000 crore for drone and anti-drone systems.
- ITBP is constructing underground shelters "in a big way" at border outposts while implementing a new 'Strike' training course to prepare personnel for Galwan-like combat scenarios by end of 2027.
- Elite Shaurya Commando units are being formalized into a specialized battalion to establish a distinct high-altitude fighting identity, with two additional teams now constituted to form a full company in every battalion.
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China face-offs 'ongoing' along Arunachal Pradesh border, says ITBP Chief Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has raised a new combat unit, the Shaurya commandos, who have demonstrated their capabilities during ongoing face-offs with Chinese troops at multiple locations in Arunachal Pradesh, ITBP chief Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor said on Thursday.
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