ITBP chief flags ‘ongoing’ China faceoff along Arunachal border
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is modernizing its combat capabilities, including the deployment of new 'Shaurya' commandos and drone platoons, amid ongoing tensions with China. The force is shifting toward advanced warfare technologies to secure the Line of Actual Control.
Why it matters
Heightened military readiness along the India-China border reflects the ongoing geopolitical instability in the region and the shift toward tech-driven border defense.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has raised a new combat unit, the Shaurya commandos, who have demonstrated their capabilities during the “ongoing” faceoff with Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops at multiple locations in Arunachal Pradesh, ITBP chief Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor said on Thursday.Kapoor said the commandos would be deployed in every border battalion as the force strengthens its combat readiness along the 3,488-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. The ITBP chief’s remarks came as the force steps up its modernisation drive, with a greater focus on emerging warfare technologies and specialised training.Addressing personnel at an ITBP base in Alwar, Rajasthan, ahead of the force’s 65th Raising Day on October 24, Kapoor said traditional methods of warfare were no longer sufficient to counter China, which he described as India’s “biggest adversary”.The force has raised drone platoons in all its border-guarding battalions and is training personnel to operate drones…
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