India frees 10,000 more soldiers to guard border with China

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India has freed up thousands of soldiers to strengthen its disputed border with China, adding a potential irritant to its already sour relations with Beijing...

A 10,000-strong unit of soldiers previously assigned to the countrys western border has now been set aside to guard a stretch of its frontier with China, said senior Indian officials who didnt want to be named because discussions are private...

In addition, an existing contingent of 9,000 soldiers, already designated to the disputed Chinese border, will be brought under the newly created fighting command..

The combined force will guard a 532 km (330.57 miles) stretch of border that separates Chinas Tibet region with Indias northern states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh...

In 2021, India repositioned an additional 50,000 soldiers to patrol its border with China, after a deadly border clash the year before left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead, seriously straining ties...

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