17 Strike Corps

India is said to be re-thinking a decision made two years ago to raise a mountain strike corps to guard the hilly northern borders with China. Sources said the government is now weighing whether it will make more sense to invest in better technology rather than raise an 80,000 strong force at considerable expense.

Designated as 17 Strike Corps to be initially headquartered at Ranchi in Jharkhand, the flag hoisting of the new Corps on January 1 signalled the raising of the new formation designed specifically for mountain warfare, both along the Eastern and Northern frontiers with China.

India is said to be re-thinking a decision made two years ago to raise a mountain strike corps to guard the hilly northern borders with China. Sources said the government is now weighing whether it will make more sense to invest in better technology rather than raise an 80,000 strong force at considerable expense.

Designated as 17 Strike Corps to be initially headquartered at Ranchi in Jharkhand, the flag hoisting of the new Corps on January 1 signalled the raising of the new formation designed specifically for mountain warfare, both along the Eastern and Northern frontiers with China.