India holds large strike corps exercise in Eastern LadakhSources said Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi is also scheduled to visit the exercise area to monitor the wargames and interact with the ...
07 Aug, 2024, 01.14 AM IST
'Nabh Shakti': Indian Army, Air Force participate in joint training exercise"Joint Training Exercise 'Nabh Shakti' was conducted in the Indian Army's Brahmastra Corps (Mountain Strike Corps) with the participation o...
07 Sep, 2023, 06.00 PM IST
Indian Army strengthens mountain strike corps looking after China borderAn existing Division formation, with around 10,000 troops, located in the Eastern sector has now been assigned to the 17 Mountain Strike Co...
09 Apr, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
Experts debate the necessity of second Mountain Strike Corps for China borderThe 17 MSC got stalled due to a financial crunch, and is operational today with just one Division, as against originally envisaged two Divi...
13 Oct, 2020, 03.54 PM IST
View: To deal with the Chinese threat on the LAC, revive the Mountain Strike CorpsWe are a highly threatened nation, with two unpredictable and hostile governments and militaries focussed on keeping us destabilised with a...
21 Jul, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
Parliamentary panel raps Defence Ministry over raising of mountain strike corpsA Parliamentary Standing Committee today rapped the Defence Ministry for "milking existing resources" to raise a mountain strike corps aime...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.17 PM IST
Raising of Mountain Strike Corps by six years: Army chiefArmy chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag said that the Mountain Strike Corps, aimed at countering threats from China, would be raised as per the s...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.43 PM IST
Mountain Corps being raised with war wastage reserves: PanelThe army's ambitious Mountain Strike Corps for deployment along the border with China is being raised with "war wastage reserves.
23 Dec, 2014, 11.06 PM IST
Raising of Mountain Strike Corps: Arun Jaitley to review progressArmy Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag is also expected to be with the minister during the visit to the area, which is being developed as a majo...
22 Aug, 2014, 08.38 PM IST
Chinese defence budget 3.5 times more than India's allocationAnalysis after the budget was announced suggests that the Chinese armed forces have got 3.5 times more allocation than their Indian counter...
13 Jul, 2014, 02.42 PM IST
50 Chinese soldiers on horses and ponies intrude into Indian territoryRiding on horses and ponies, around 50 PLA soldiers intruded into the Indian territory of Chumar in Ladakh on July 16 staking their claim o...
21 Jul, 2013, 10.51 PM IST
Army to have Apache attack choppers in Mountain Strike CorpsThe mountain strike corps sanctioned for the Army for deployment along the China border will have an aviation brigade that may include the ...
18 Jul, 2013, 10.46 PM IST
India's new mountain corps can't match China's military capabilities across LACIndia may not place any major component of the proposed mountain strike corps in Arunachal Pradesh as part of an effort not to further aggr...
18 Jul, 2013, 10.22 PM IST
Govt set to clear proposal for 40,000-strong force along China borderThe Cabinet committee on security (CCS) could soon grant approval to the Army's proposal to raise a mountain strike corps along the China b...
01 Jun, 2013, 10.15 AM IST
- Army planning to deploy artillery, tank brigades along borders
The Army is planning to deploy artillery and tank brigades along the borders in northern and northeastern regions.
17 Sep, 2012, 07.15 PM IST
- High costs stall Army's plans on China border
Sources said the defence ministry has returned the Army proposal to set up the strike corps, and two independent brigades along the China b...
26 Aug, 2011, 08.41 AM IST
- Army to induct 'offensive' corps along China border
The Indian security establishment is considering the largest-ever upgrade of military capabilities along the China border as it tries to ca...
27 Aug, 2010, 04.41 PM IST