India has formed a military battalion named after the state of Arunachal Pradesh, also claimed by China, only days before talks between the two countries aimed at settling border disputes.
The Arunachal Scouts was raised formally in Shillong, the Assamese garrison city, this week to defend the north-eastern state, which borders China.
The battalion will have about 5,000 troops, drawn from local people and trained specially for the Himalayan environment and combat above an altitude of 1,500 feet. Its formation is part of a reinforcement of the state’s defences, which also include the modernisation of airfields and road infrastructure.
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