Offensive capabilities against China?

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The Indian Army has come up with a fresh proposal for the new mountain strike corps, apart from two “independent” infantry and armoured brigades each, to plug operational gaps along the LAC (line of actual control) as well as to acquire “some offensive capabilities” against China.
The raising of the new formations will cost around Rs 81,000 crore, spread primarily over the 12th plan period (2012-17), with a little spillover into the 13th Plan if necessary, say sources.
“The approved 12th Army Plan, as part of the LTIPP (long-term integrated perspective plan), already caters Rs 62,000 crore for the corps. The army is now asking for another Rs 19,000 crore,” said a source.
With additional armoured regiments and infantry units based in Ladakh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand, the new mountain corps (around 40,000 soldiers) will for the first time give India the capability to also launch a counter-offensive into TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region) in the event of a Chinese attack, say sources.
As with the development of the over 5,000-km Agni-V and 3,500-km Agni-IV ballistic missiles coupled with the ongoing progressive deployment of Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, spy drones, helicopters and missile squadrons in the northeast, the overall aim is to have “strategic deterrence” in place to dissuade China from embarking on any “misadventure”.

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