Welcome to today's The India China Newsletter. Ajai Shukla reports today on what is a significant change in the Indian Army's deployment of its mechanised strike corps along the borders, one which, as he says, has happened without much fanfare: While the Ambala-based 2 Corps and Bhopal-based 21 Corps would retain their role as tank-heavy forces, equipped and trained to advance deep into Pakistan in wartime, the third strike corps – the Mathura-based 1 Corps – was to become a mountain strike corps that would strike into Chinese territory from Ladakh. The two infantry divisions in 1 Corps will soon begin changing their training patterns and operational plans to conform to their new role. Meanwhile 1 Corps’ third division – the Hisar-based 33 Armoured Division, which is not suited for mountain warfare – will become a reserve force, with which AHQ could exploit an advantage or restore an adverse situation.
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i liked most the important part you republished from Ajai Shukla's article